documents.worldbank.orgdocuments.worldbank.org/curated/en/565041515694650895/... · Web viewPAGE 3. Monthly Operational Summary. December 2017. December 2017. Latin America And Caribbean

THE WORLD BANK MONTHLY OPERATIONAL SUMMARY

ContentsUser’s Guide...............................................................................................................3The Global Environment Facility (GEF).......................................................................4New Projects Added In This Issue...............................................................................5Africa.......................................................................................................................... 9East Asia And Pacific................................................................................................72Europe And Central Asia...........................................................................................91Latin America And..................................................................................................108Caribbean...............................................................................................................108Middle East And North Africa..................................................................................124South Asia..............................................................................................................133Guarantee Operations............................................................................................156

Sector Categorizations

Agriculture, Fishing, and ForestryEducationEnergy and MiningFinanceHealth and Other Social ServicesIndustry and TradeInformation and CommunicationsPublic Administration, Law, and JusticeTransportationWater, Sanitation, and Flood Protection

December 2017 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 2

LIST OF ACRONYMS

AUSAID Australian Agency for International

Development

ADB Asian Development Bank

ADF African Development Fund

AfDB African Development Bank

APL Adaptable Program Loan

BADEA Banque Arabe de Développement

Économique en Afrique

BOAD Banque Ouest Africaine

de Développement

CDB Caribbean Development Bank

CFD Caisse Française de Développement

CIDA Canadian International Development

Agency

DANIDA Danish International Development Agency

DFID Department for International

Development (UK)

EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction

and Development

EDF European Development Fund

EIB European Investment Bank

EU European Union

FAC Fonds d’Aide et de Coopération (France)

FAO Food and Agricultural Organization

IDB Inter-American Development Bank

IFAD International Fund for Agricultural

Development

IsDB Islamic Development Bank

JBIC Japan Bank for International Cooperation

ITF Interim Trust Fund

KfW Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau

(Germany)

LIL Learning and Innovation Loan

NCB National Competitive Bidding

NGO Nongovernmental Organization

NORAD Norwegian Agency for Development

Cooperation

OECF Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund

(Japan)

OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting

Countries

PAD Project Appraisal Document

PCD Project Concept Document

PCF Prototype Carbon Fund

PCN Project Concept Note

PHRD Policy and Human Resources

Development (Japan)

PID Project Identification (Number)

PPF Project Preparation Facility

QCBS Quality and Cost-Based Selection

PAGE 3 Monthly Operational Summary December 2017

of the United Nations

FAO/CP FAO Cooperative Program

(with the World Bank)

FINNIDA Finland International Development

Agency

GEF Global Environment Facility

GTZ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische

Zusammenarbeit

IAPSO Inter-Agency Procurement Service Office

IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction

and Development

ICB International Competitive Bidding

IDA International Development Association

SDC Swiss Agency for Development

Cooperation

SIDA Swedish International Development

Authority

UNDP United Nations Development Programme

UNFPA United Nations Population Fund

UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund

USAID United States Agency for International

Development

WHO World Health Organization

GUIDE TO THE WORLD BANK MONTHLY OPERATIONAL SUMMARY

The World Bank Monthly Operational Sum-mary (MOS) reports on the status of projects in the World Bank’s pipeline from the time the operation is identified to the signing of the Loan, Credit, or Grant Agreement. It is a de-tailed accounting of the projects included in the country lending programs that are actively being prepared for implementation. The lend-ing programs reflect the Bank’s strategy for each member country as set out in the Country Partnership Framework (CPF) presented to the Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank. On average, it takes about 13 months for the Bank to process a project from concept to approval. After a financing agreement is signed or a project is dropped from the pro-gram, the project entry is deleted from this summary. Each issue of the summary contains a list of projects reported for the first time and the list of projects deleted from the current is-sue. Familiarity with the Bank’s project cycle, summarized in the following paragraphs, can

help potential bidders identify business oppor-tunities with Bank borrowers. Each entry in the MOS indicates at what point the operation is in the project cycle.

Project Cycle

During IDENTIFICATION, the client govern-ment and the Bank identify a specific operation as being likely to support the country’s devel-opment strategy and the Bank’s CPF.

During PREPARATION, the client govern-ment identifies and discusses the technical and institutional alternatives for achieving the ob-jectives of a project. Preparation usually re-quires feasibility studies followed by more de-tailed studies of the alternatives that promise to yield the most satisfactory results. An envi-ronmental assessment is usually carried out during this phase. (See below for more infor-mation on environmental assessment.) In the


preparation stage of the project cycle, clients often supplement their own efforts by hiring consultants to carry out a major part of the work. Contractors and suppliers of equipment and goods need to start making contacts with country officials during this stage.

During APPRAISAL, the Bank conducts a comprehensive review of all aspects of the project (technical, institutional, economic, and financial), laying the foundation for implement-ing the project and evaluating it when com-pleted. Project appraisal is conducted by Bank staff and may be supplemented by individual experts. The preparation of the Project Ap-praisal Document concludes this stage.During NEGOTIATIONS, discussions are held with the client government, and the agree-ments reached are written into the loan docu-ments. Upon completion of negotiations, the project is presented to the Bank’s Board of Ex-ecutive Directors for approval. After approval, the financing agreement is signed.

Project IMPLEMENTATION normally starts within a few months after the project financing agreement is signed. Countries, through their implementing agencies, have full responsibility for executing World Bank-financed projects, in-cluding procuring goods and works and hiring consultants. Contractors and suppliers, there-fore, should contact appropriate officials of the implementing agency to express their interest in specific projects and obtain information on what goods and services will be needed and when and how to submit bids and proposals.

Consultants are often used during project im-plementation to provide technical assistance and other project implementation support. Consultants in particular should contact the responsible implementing agency early in the project preparation period to express their in-terest. Contracts for consulting services, as well as some for goods and works, may also be procured prior to loan/credit/grant approval. This is known as advance contracting.

The information contained in the MOS is in-tended to enable companies to assess their in-terest in supplying Bank-financed projects. Further information should be requested from the country’s project implementing agency. The likelihood of a timely response is greater if

the queries are brief and to the point. When possible, travel to the country; direct contact with relevant agency officials is recommended.

Firms should contact the World Bank only if they are unable to obtain a response to their queries from the implementing agency. Gen-eral information about business opportunities under Bank loans, credits, and grants may be obtained from the World Bank’s Procurement Policy and Services Group’s website at http://www.worldbank.org/en/projects-opera-tions/products-and-services/procurement-projects-programs and (click on “Browse Con-tract Awards and Notices by Country” in the Related Links at the bottom of the webpage).

Business opportunities under World Bank-fi-nanced appear twice a month in UN Develop-ment Business and are available via the inter-net at https://www.devbusiness.com/. . The website also includes invitations to bid and submit proposals, notices of contract awards, and General Procurement Notices.

Environmental Categories

The type, timing, and scope of environmental analysis to be performed by Bank clients are confirmed when a given project is identified. Projects are assigned one of the following cate-gories, depending on the nature, magnitude, and sensitivity of environmental issues:

Category A: The project may have adverse and significant environmental impacts. Full en-vironmental assessment is normally required.

Category B: The project may have specific en-vironmental issues. Partial environmental as-sessment is normally required.

Category C: Likely to have minimal or no ad-verse environmental impacts. Beyond screen-ing, no further EA action is required.

Category FI: Involves investment of Bank funds through a financial intermediary, in sub-projects that have adverse environmental im-pacts. An environmental framework may be re-quired.

Category U: No category given.

https://www.devbusiness.com/

http://www.worldbank.org/en/projects-operations/products-and-services/procurement-projects-programs




The World Bank has three basic lending instru-ments: (ii) Investment Project Finance which provides financial support for goods, works and services for a pre-defined specific project; (ii) Development Policy Finance (DPF) which supports countries’ policy and institutional re-forms in a sector or the economy as a whole and provides quick-disbursing budget support;

and (iii) Program-for-Results (PforR) which fi-nances parts of a larger government program, with disbursements linked to results or perfor-mance indicators. DPF and PforR operations are not included in the MOS because these in-struments are not designed to provide procure-ment opportunities since the funds are dis-bursed directly to government accounts.

A typical summary entry looks like this:

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) In addition to projects financed by the World Bank, the World Bank Monthly Operational Summary reports on projects financed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The GEF was established in 1991 by a Resolu-tion of the World Bank Executive Directors as a pilot program to assist in the protection of the global environment and to promote envi-ronmentally sound and sustainable economic development. The GEF operates as a mecha-nism for providing new and additional grant and concessional funding to meet the agreed incremental costs of measures to achieve agreed global environmental benefits in the fo-cal areas of climate change, biodiversity, inter-national waters, land degradation chemicals, sustainable forest management (SFM)/REDD+, and under the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) and the Special Climate Change Fund—adaptation to climate change. The GEF con-sists of an Assembly of 183 participating coun-tries, a Council, a Secretariat a Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel, and 18 Implement-ing Agencies – ADB, AfDB, BOAD, CAF, CI, DBSA, EBRD, FAO, FECO, FUNBIO, IADB,

IFAD, IUCN, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO, WBG, and WWF.As one of the Implementing Agencies of the GEF, the World Bank assists its member coun-tries conserve and sustainably use their biolog-ical diversity, reduce their emissions of green-house gases and adapt to climate change, man-age shared water bodies and reduce their emissions of ozone-depleting substances by ac-cessing GEF resources to cover the incremen-tal costs of additional actions on these global issues.To be eligible for GEF co-financing, projects must be consistent with at least one of the GEF's 'Operational Programs' and meet the GEF project eligibility criteria.For additional information on the GEF, contact the GEF secretariat or visit its website: www.thegef.org/gefThe GEF Secretariat1818 H St. NWWashington DC 20433, USATel: (1-202) 473-0508Fax: (1-202) 522-3240, 522-3245


E-mail: [email protected]

New Projects Added In This Issue

Africa Region

Africa

Education: Mali Education Support Project

Burkina Faso

Social Protection & Labor: Refugee Project

Madagascar

Transport & ICT: Madagascar Road Connectivity Project

Mozambique

Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice: Mozambique Disaster Risk Management and Resilience Pro-gram

Sierra Leone

Energy & Extractives: SL _ Bumbuna II Hydropower Project

Governance: Enabling Local Service Delivery in Sierra Leone

Somalia

Governance: Second Public Financial Management Capacity Strengthening-Additional Financing

Southern Africa

Energy & Extractives: Zambia-Tanzania Interconnector

Tanzania


Education: Higher Education for Economic Transformation Project

East Asia And Pacific Region

China

Energy & Extractives: Improving Renewable Energy Efficiency to Promote Clean Energy Development in China

Vietnam

Energy & Extractives: Vietnam Scaling Up Energy Efficiency Guarantee

Europe And Central Asia Region

Kosovo

Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice: Kosovo Youth Entrepreneurship and Inclusion

Serbia

Health, Nutrition & Population: Additional Financing for Second Serbia Health Project

Uzbekistan

Agriculture: Ferghana Valley Development Project

Social Protection & Labor: Uzbekistan: Strengthening the Social Protection System

Latin America And Caribbean Region

Argentina

Finance & Markets: Argentina Infrastructure Guarantee Facility for Private Financial Market Funding

Colombia

Education: Additional Financing for Access and Quality in Higher Education Project - PACES

Dominica

Agriculture: Dominica Agriculture Resilience and Livelihoods Enhancement Project


Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice: Dominica Housing Reconstruction Project

Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice: AF Dominica Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project

Haiti

Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice: Strengthening DRM and Climate Resilience in Haiti

Jamaica

Agriculture: JM-Rural Economic Development Initiative II

Middle East And North Africa Region

Djibouti

Social Protection & Labor: DJ - Scaling up Safety Nets Project

Iraq

Agriculture: Agriculture Recovery and Competitiveness Project

Education: Iraq Education Sector Development Project

Governance: Strengthening PFM Oversight and Accountability Institutions in Iraq

Jordan

Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice: Jordan Urban and Municipal Program for Balanced and Inclu-sive Growth

Lebanon

Energy & Extractives: Lebanon Energy Reform and Development Project

Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice: Lebanon Municipal Investment Program

South Asia Region

Afghanistan


Energy & Extractives: Bayat IPP Project

India

Health, Nutrition & Population: Tamil Nadu Health System Reform Project

Pakistan

Education: Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Host Communities and Refugee Human Development Project

Governance: Punjab Revenue Mobilization Program

Health, Nutrition & Population: Pakistan: Balochistan Host Communities and Refugees Human Development Project


AfricaAngola

Agriculture

Angola: Commercial Agriculture Development Project: 24. The proposed project development objective (PDO) is to promote commercial agriculture development, increasing production and employment within selected value chains, in targeted areas in Angola. Identification completed on 2 February 2016. Environmental Assessment Cate -gory B. Project: P159052. US$130.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture; Ministry of Fi-nance, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Joao Francisco Quipipa, State Secretary.

Health, Nutrition & Population

(R) Angola Health System Performance Strengthening Project (HSPSP): The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase the utilization and the quality of health care services in target provinces and municipalities. Appraisal completed on 19 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160948. US$110.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Health.

Social Protection & Labor

AO-Local development Project - AF: The LDP Development Objectives are: (a) to improve access of poor house-holds to basic services and economic opportunities, and (b) to enhance local institutional capacities among Angola's municipalities. Approval completed on 25 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$70.0 (IBRD). Con -sultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Water

Luanda Bita Water Supply Project Guarantee: Objective to be Determined. The Project Development Objective is to improve access to potable water service in selected areas of Luanda.

The Project i s t o be supported through an IBRD guarantee currently estimated at US$150m, te nt a ti vely com -plemented by a MIGA guarantee. The Project Development Objective is to improve access to potable water service in selected areas of Luanda.


Th e Project is to be supported through an IBRD guarantee currently estimated at US $150m, tentatively comple-mented by a MIGA guarantee. The Project Development Objective is to improve access to potable water service in selected areas of Luanda.

The Project is to be supported through an IBRD guarantee currently estimated at US$150m, tentatively comple -mented by a MIGA guarantee . The Project Development Objective is to improve access to potable water serv ice in se lected areas of Luanda.

The Project is to be supported through a n IBRD gua rantee currently estimated at US$150m, tentatively comple-mented by a MIGA guaran tee. The Project Development Objective is to improve access to pota ble water service in selected areas of Luanda.

The Project is to be supported through an IBRD guarantee currently estimated at US$150m, tentatively comple -mented by a MIGA guarantee. The Project Development Objective is to improve access to potable water service in selected areas of Luanda.

The Project is to be supported through an IBRD guarantee currently estimated at US$150m, tentatively comple-mented by a MIGA guarantee. Identification completed on 30 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 285.0 (GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Luanda Bita Water Supply Project Guarantee: The Project Development Objective is to improve access to potable water service in selected areas of Luanda. Identification completed on 31 March 2017. US$ 285.0 (GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Benin

Agriculture

Agricultural Productivity and Diversification Additional Financing: The PDO of the AF is to improve produc-tivity and competitiveness for selected value chains (rice, fish farming, pineapple and cashew) and promote small scale animal husbandry in the Recipient’s territory. Approval completed on 14 April 2017. Environmental Assess-ment Category B. Project: P160029. US$ 45.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Ministry of Finance.

Energy & Extractives

Energy Service Improvement Project: The project development objective is to improve SBEE’s operational per-formance; expand electricity access in targeted areas; and promote community-based management of forest re-sources. Approval completed on 23 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161015. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Agence Nationale d’Approvisionnement en Eau Potable en Milieu Rural.


Early Years Nutrition and Child Development Project: The development objective is to increase the coverage of early childhood nutrition and development interventions in selected areas in the Recipient’s territory Identifica-tion completed on 14 November 2017. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Benin Decentralized Community Driven Services Project - Addl Financing: To improve access to decentral-ized basic social services and to mainstream the CDD approach for such services. Approval completed on 27 Febru-ary 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Secretariat


for Decentralized Community Driven Services Tel: (229) 9003-3601, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Mr. Ger-main Ouin Ouro

Community and Local Government Basic Social Services Project: The Development objective of the project is to improve access to decentralized basic social services and to mainstream the community driven development ap-proach for such services. Concept completed on 15 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163560. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Decentralized Community Driven Services Secretariat.

Transport & ICT

Benin Digital Solutions for Sustainable Development: To improve access to affordable broadband in rural com-munities and leverage e-services to improve supply-chain efficiency and access to markets. Concept completed on 7 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162599. US$ 30.0/26.6 (IDA Credit/FRDE). Con-sultants will be required. Ministère de l'Economie Numérique et de la Poste.

Water

Benin Rural Water Supply Universal Access Program: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 30 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164186. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Burkina Faso

Agriculture

Sustainable Agricultural Intensification for Food and Nutrition Security Project: To increase agricultural productivity and promote nutrition-sensitive agro-sylvo-pastoral value chains with potential to create jobs for sus -tainable food and nutrition security in targeted rural areas in Burkina Faso Identification completed on 12 May 2017. US$ 24.0 (GAFS). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Education

Burkina Faso Higher Education Support Project: The Project development objective is to improve equitable ac-cess to quality undergraduate education in select priority areas for the development of Burkina Faso. Identification completed on 26 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 30.0/40.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Con-sulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Burkina Faso AF to Electricity Sector Support Project: The project development objectives are to: (i) increase access to electricity, (ii) improve the reliability of electricity supply, and (iii) improve the efficient use of energy in targeted areas. Approval completed on 8 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160344. US$ 80.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Electricity Sector Guarantees Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 23 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 80.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Finance & Markets

Burkina Financial Inclusion: The objective of the project is to contribute to increasing access and usage of finan-cial services for individuals and MSMEs in Burkina Faso through better access to credit and digital finance. Identifi-


cation completed on 1 August 2017. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Governance

Burkina Faso Local Government Support Project AF: The development objective of the project is to strengthen the national capacity for decentralization, the institutional capacities of communes in all Regions and to increase citizen participation in local governance. Approval completed on 4 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Cate-gory B. Project: P162742. US$ 60.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be de-termined.


(R) Health Services Reinforcement Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase the quality and utilization of health services with a particular focus on maternal, child and adolescent health, nutrition and dis -ease surveillance. Concept completed on 28 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164696. US$ 80.0/20.0/1.0 (IDA Grant/GFF/PHRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Health.


Additional Financing for Social Safety Net Project: The PDO is to increase access of poor and vulnerable households to safety nets and to lay the foundations for an adaptive safety net system in Burkina Faso. Approval completed on 7 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P160371. US$ 6.0 (AFRH). Con-sultants will be required. Ministry of Economics and Finances.

(N) Refugee Project: Draft: To assist host communities and refugees with access to basic social services. Identifi-cation completed on 27 December 2017. US$ 4.0/6.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice

Strengthening Climate Resilience in Burkina Faso: The Project Development Objective is to strengthen the adaptive capacity and climate resilience of vulnerable communities and the economy of Burkina Faso. This will be achieved by developing the capacity of national hydro-meteorological and warning services, which will in turn sup-port adaptation planning for public and private sector users. Identification completed on 23 August 2017. Environ-mental Assessment Category B. US$ 8.5/22.5 (IDA Grant/GCF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Trade & Competitiveness

Burkina Faso - Bagre Growth Pole Project Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 18 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Water

Urban Water Sector Project - Additional Financing: The overall objective of the project is to increase access to sustainable water and sanitation services in selected urban areas. This will contribute to achievement of the water and sanitation MDGs. The project will achieve the objective through: (a) facilitating access to services through pro-grams for constructing social water service connections, public standpipes, and on-site sanitation facilities; and (b) consolidating the achievements of the urban water supply sub-sector reforms and strengthening capacities to de-liver and manage services. The project will help to provide clean water to 527,000 additional people and to provide improved sanitation services to 246,000 additional people." Approval completed on 12 January 2015. Environmen-tal Assessment Category B. Project: P149556. US$ 80.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Office National de l'Eau et de l'Assainissement (ONEA) Tel: (226) 5043-1900.


Water Supply, Sanitation and Water Resources Management Project: The Project Development Objectives (PDOs) is to improve water supply and sanitation services in project targeted areas and strengthen water resources monitoring and management Identification completed on 16 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 250.0/50.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be de-termined.

Burundi

Agriculture

Agro-Pastoral Productivity and Markets Development - AF: The Project Development Objective is to increase small producers' productivity and market access for Targeted Commodities in the Project Area.

Approval completed on 15 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 25.0 (IDA Grant). Consult -ing services to be determined. Ministry of Finance, Budget and Privatization; Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock.

Education

Burundi Early Grade Learning Project: To improve learning and student progression in early grades in Burundi Identification completed on 18 October 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 50.0 (IDA Grant). Con-sulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Burundi Youth Skills and Employment Project: To develop skills and improve employment and income of tar-geted youths Identification completed on 16 June 2017. US$ 30.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be deter -mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Burundi Electrification Scale up Project: Increase energy access through grid expansion and off-grid electrifica-tion Identification completed on 13 October 2017. US$ 100.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Environment & Natural Resources

Burundi Landscape Restoration and Resilience Project: The project adopts a community driven landscape ap-proach involving multiple land users and donors to restore degraded lands in priority areas in Burundi. Specifically, the PDO is to restore degraded landscapes by community members in two priority regions, and in the event of an el -igible crisis or emergency, to provide immediate and effective response to said eligible crisis or emergency.

The project will finance technical assistance, works, goods, workshops, training, services and operational costs to support the landscape approach. The project will support and scale up successful land use practices on soil and wa-ter conservation techniques, increasing forest cover, increasing agricultural productivity and restoration practices that will in turn allow people to build resilience to climate change in two critically degraded landscapes. The project will strengthen national systems for planning, implementing and financing landscape restoration activities, as well as up-scale demonstrated land certification schemes in the target areas. With a focus to sustain role of the local government, community interest and ownership and taking cues from similar operations in Ethiopia,Rwanda, China, as well as the PADZOC project and LVEMP II, the project will involve local government in community mobilization and in monitoring project implementation.

Concept completed on 13 February 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160613. US$ 30.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance, Budget and Privatization; Ministry of Water, Envi-ronment, Land and Urban Planning.



Investing in Early Years in Burundi (NKURIZA): Increase access to and utilization of an evidence-based pack-age of reproductive, maternal and child health and nutrition interventions to reduce chronic malnutrition in project areas Identification completed on 19 September 2017. US$ 30.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


GLR-SOP: Burundi Refugee and Host Community Development Response Project: to improve access to livelihoods and socio-economic infrastructure for displaced people and host communities in the targeted areas. Identification completed on 2 June 2017. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implement -ing agency(ies) to be determined.

Transport & ICT

Digital Burundi / Burundi Numerique: The development objective is to promote economic opportunities through digital connectivity and access to financial services Identification completed on 17 July 2017. US$ 30.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Cabo Verde

Education

Cabo Verde Education Project: To support the National Education Plan 2017-2021 Identification completed on 19 June 2017. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter-mined.

Governance

Cabo Verde SOE Reform Project: The Project Development Objective is to strengthen fiscal risk and SOE moni-toring and to reduce the operational financing needs of selected SOEs. Identification completed on 13 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Unidade de Acompanhanmento do Sector Empresarial do Estado (UASE).


Social Inclusion Project: To support Government efforts in building a robust social protection system to promote social inclusion Identification completed on 5 September 2017. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Transport & ICT

First Additional Financing to the Cabo Verde Transport Sector Reform Project: The objective of the project is to support the Recipient's efforts to improve efficiency and management of its national road assets and lay the groundwork for transport sector State Owned Enterprise reform. Approval completed on 15 June 2017. Environ-mental Assessment Category B. Project: P161248. US$ 27.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implement-ing agency(ies) to be determined.

Cameroon

Education


CAMEROON Education Reform Support Project: The Project Development Objective would be to improve equi-table access to quality primary and lower secondary education with a focus on the Education Priority Zones. Con-cept completed on 20 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160926. US$ 105.0/25.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Basic Education.

(R) Skills Development for Growth Project: The objective of the project is to increase the supply of quality and market relevant skills in priority sectors and to improve the governance and management of skills development sys-tem. Concept completed on 21 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164117. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. MINEFOP.


Hydropower Development on the Sanaga River Technical Assistance Project: The Project development ob-jective is to improve the Recipient's institutional capacity for a sustainable development of hydroelectric resources on the Sanaga River Basin. Approval completed on 11 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P157733. US$ 26.3 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Electricity Development Corporation (EDC); Ministry of Water and Energy (MINEE).

Mining Sector Capacity Building Add: The PDO is to improve (i) the efficiency and transparency of mining sec-tor management and (ii) the frameworks for sustainable mining development. Approval completed on 31 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160917. US$ 26.9 (IDA Credit). No consultants are re-quired. Ministry of Economy, Planning, and Regional Development.

Cameroon Nachtigal Hydropower Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 8 October 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 300.0/150.0/280.0 (GUAR/ZBIL/ZMUL). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

CM- Rural Electricity Access Project for Northern Regions: The Project Development Objective is to increase electricity access in Northern Regions of Cameroon. Concept completed on 20 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163881. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Rural Electrifica-tion Agency.

Governance

CAMEROON - Strengthening Public Sector Effectiveness and Statistical Capacity Project: The project de-velopment objective is to improve the effectiveness of public spending in selected sectors and strengthen the statis-tics system for evidence-based decision making. Approval completed on 20 November 2017. Environmental Assess-ment Category C. Project: P151155. US$ 31.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Econ-omy Planning and Regional Development; Republic of Cameroon.


Health System Performance Reinforcement Project - Additional Financing: The proposed Project Develop-ment Objective (PDO) is to increase utilization and improve the quality of health services with a particular focus on reproductive, maternal, child and adolescent health and nutrition services.

Identification completed on 29 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Con-sulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Social Safety Nets for Crisis Response: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 30 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 30.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Implementing


agency(ies) to be determined.


Cameroon: Inclusive and Resilient Cities Development Project: The proposed Development Objective is to im-prove urban management and access to infrastructure in selected urban areas, particularly for poor neighborhoods, and increase resilience to natural hazards and other eligible crises. Approval completed on 22 August 2017. Envi -ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156210. US$ 160.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Repub -lic of Cameroon, Contact: Jean Jacques YEPMOU, Director; Ministry of Urban Development and Housing (MIN-DUH), Contact: Mme Anne-Marie Essono, Engineer.

Community Development Program Support Project Response to Forced Displacement: Objective to be De-termined. Identification completed on 6 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Transport & ICT

Cameroon - ICT Sector Reform Project: The Development Objective is to further ICT sector's reforms in order to increase the reach and usage of ICT services in the Republic of Cameroon. Concept completed on 16 January 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P161219. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Min-istry of Posts and Telecommunications; Ministry of Finance.

Central African Republic

Education

Central African Republic Emergency Basic Education Support Project: Improving access and learning envi-ronment in basic education and strengthening capacity in education service delivery Identification completed on 27 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 25.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Im-plementing agency(ies) to be determined.


CAR Emergency Electricity Access Project: The PDO is to increase renewable energy generation capacity in CAR Identification completed on 2 August 2017. US$ 45.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Im-plementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Natural Resources Governance Project in CAR: Project will aim to improve mining and forest governance, with a view to maximizing the potential socioeconomic benefits of CAR’s mining and forest industry in targeted areas. Concept completed on 21 February 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161973. US$ 10.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Water, Forests, Hunting and Fisheries (MWFHF); Ministry of Mines and Geology (MMG).

Governance

Emergency Public Services Response Project: The project development objective is to re-establish an opera-tional government payroll and related financial management systems. Approval completed on 19 May 2015. Envi-ronmental Assessment Category C. Project: P154304. US$ 10.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance and Budget/ CS REF, Contact: Remy Yakoro, Minister of Finance.



Health System Support Extension and Strengthening Project: The development objective is to increase uti-lization and improve the quality of essential health services in targeted areas of the Recipient’s territory Identifica-tion completed on 10 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 10.0/10.0 (IDA Grant/GFF). Con-sulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Water

Water and Electricity Upgrading Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to enhance SODECA's and ENERCA’s operational performance and to increase access to improved water supply and electricity in Bangui and selected towns. Negotiations authorized on 22 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162245. US$ 20.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Development of Energy and Wa-ter Resources (MDEWR); Société des Eaux de Centrafrique (SODECA); Energie Centrafricaine (ENERCA).

Chad

Agriculture

Emergency Food and Livestock Crisis Response AF: The project development objective is to improve the avail-ability of and access to food and livestock productive capacity for targeted beneficiaries affected by the conflict in the Central African Republic on the Recipient's territory. Approval completed on 29 September 2017. Environmen-tal Assessment Category B. Project: P163258. US$ 16.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Imple -menting agency(ies) to be determined.

Education

CHAD Skills Development for Youth Employment and Competitiveness Project: The Project Development Objective is to improve the quality of skills and labor market outcomes for project beneficiaries. Identification com-pleted on 24 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Chad Education Sector Reform Project Phase-2 Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective is to improve teaching and learning conditions in primary schools nationwide and upper secondary schools in selected areas. Approval completed on 23 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163740. US$ 50.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Governance

Tchad Domestic Resource Mobilization: To Improve Tax and Customs Revenue collection and Management as well as the Oversight and Governance of State-Owned Enterprises Identification completed on 27 June 2017. Envi-ronmental Assessment Category C. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

TD-Public Financial Mgmt CB AF: The additional financing will scale up some existing activities (technical assis-tance to the computerization of the public financial management system) while supporting new ones (implementa-tion of the organic finance law, debt management). Approval completed on 12 May 2014. Environmental Assess-ment Category C. US$ 10.2 (IDA Grant). No consultants are required. Ministry of Economy and Finance Tel: (235-22) 520-452, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Chandanie Wijayawardene, Director General.


(R) Chad - refugees and communities: The Project Development Objective is to a) improve access of refugees


and host communities to basic services, livelihoods, and safety nets, and b) strengthen country systems to manage refugee situations. Concept completed on 27 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164748. US$ 60.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Cellule Filets Sociaux.


Chad Hydrological and Meteorological Services Modernization Project: The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve the country’s hydro-meteorological, early warning and response systems and services in targeted areas. Identification completed on 24 July 2017. US$ 8.2/22.0 (IDA Credit/GCF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Transport & ICT

Chad Rural Mobility and Connectivity Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve rural road connectivity to markets and social services. Identification completed on 3 November 2017. Environmental As-sessment Category B. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Comoros


COMOROS SOLAR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT: To add solar PV and energy storage facilities to the Co-morian power generation mix. Identification completed on 6 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 36.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Governance

Economic Governance Technical Assistance - AF: 1. Comoros' three islands form one of the smallest African countries. With an estimated 760,000 inhabitants, spread among three islands, the country remains mired in poverty. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita is estimated at US$785 and, based on 2004 estimates, about 45 percent of the population lived below the poverty line, an incidence that has probably increased since then . Poverty incidence varies considerably across regions and is typically higher in rural areas and on the island of Anjouan. The primary sector of the economy (mainly subsistence agriculture, a few cash crops, and fisheries) and retail services dominate the economy, representing about one-half and one-fifth of the country's GDP, respectively. Cash crops comprise mainly three high-value export crops-vanilla, cloves and ylang-ylang -and constitute most of the export earnings in goods, equivalent to a mere 4 percent of GDP. The third largest sector is government services, repre -senting about 10 percent of GDP. Despite the potential in tourism, the country has failed so far to tap into the grow-ing role of this sector in the region. With longstanding outmigration, the country benefits from large and growing remittances-at close to 20 percent of GDP-from the Comorian diaspora, mainly in France. The diaspora also repre -sents the main source of visitors from abroad. 2. Confirming a new commitment to reform, the Union of the Co -moros adopted a Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) for the period 2010-2014, which was endorsed by part-ners, including the World Bank.5 The strategy has the following core objectives: (i) stabilize the economy and lay the groundwork for strong and equitable growth; (ii) strengthen key sectors by focusing on institution-building and ensuring a broader role for the private sector; (iii) strengthen governance and social cohesion; (iv) improve the health status of the general public; (iv) promote education and vocational training with the aim of developing hu-man capital; and (v) promote environmental sustainability and civilian security. 3. In support of its PRSP, the gov -ernment has finalized a comprehensive Public Financial Management strategy for the coming decade (2010-19) and adopted a detailed Action Plan for 2010-12. The proposed strategy is organized around four pillars6: (i) modernizing the legislative and regulatory framework and strengthening institutional capacity; (ii) rationalizing budget prepara-tion; (iii) strengthening budget execution; and (iv) increasing transparency through improved internal and external controls. The action plan (the first in a series of rolling triennial plans) provides a detailed, sequenced and budgeted list of actions mapped to specific lead institutions within the administration. Its implementation relies on two com-mittees that include Union and island representatives: The CREF (which acts as a secretariat of the Comité Budgé-


taire) that is responsible for the implementation as well as monitoring and evaluation of the national PFM reform strategy, and the HASC that is in charge of leading the civil service reform, including management of personnel ros-ters, new recruitments into the civil service and implementation of the organic frameworks. 4. Notwithstanding this new dynamism for PFM reforms, important challenges remain. The 2007 Public Expenditure and Financial As-sessment (PEFA) review rated Comoros at the lowest possible score, on 22 out of 28 key indicators. This evaluation emphasized weaknesses at all levels of public financial management (from formal institutions and procedures to ac-tual implementation and processes), and puts Comoros squarely in the 'lower performance league' of African coun-tries. 5. Major weaknesses contribute to reduce the Government's efficiency in terms of budget preparation, exe-cution, and reporting. Despite recent improvements and efforts to enhance cooperation via the Comité Budgétaire, budget preparation remains nonparticipatory with consultations between Union and Islands fragmentary and un-structured. As a result, the budget is established mainly on the basis of economic and financial constraints, and is largely disconnected from policy priorities. With revenues barely covering wages and recurrent expenditures, there is limited scope for using the budget as a tool for resource allocations. In addition, the budgetary nomenclature is still based on administrative classifications and does not permit establishing a direct link between the budget (preparation and monitoring) and the government's policy priorities or tracking priority expenditures through the budget cycle. With respect to execution, the legal and procedural framework is outdated and moreover poorly un-derstood even by those in charge of the administrative phase of execution (credit managers). As a result normal procedures are often circumvented through a proliferation of exceptional procedures and significant gaps appear between budgeted and actual amounts. Thus the informational and authorization functions of the budget are se-verely undermined. At the Treasury level, serious structural weaknesses were again compounded during the recon-ciliation period, which saw a breakdown in communication and systems across levels of Government. As a result key public accounts documents are simply never produced. 6. PFM information systems and financial control mecha-nisms are generally rudimentary and obsolete, and lack an integrated financial management information system. Except for the recently implemented ASYCUDA++ for customs operations, the only systems in place are software applications for wage bill calculation and external debt management. 7. Comoros' civil service absorbs an inordi -nate share of the Government's resources, while delivering poor quality services to the population. During the pe -riod of decentralization, most central administrative structures were simply duplicated in each autonomous island (without regard for administrative efficiency or financial sustainability). Correspondingly the civil service roster in -creased from less than 6,000 in 1999 to some 12,000 in 2008, with a concomitant rise of wage and salaries expendi -tures from 6.2 to 9 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), a loss of institutional memory and a dilution of al -ready scare human resources. Moreover, the often discretionary nature of these appointments has weakened the significance of positions and job descriptions within each public institution. 8. The government has taken steps to improve the effectiveness of public administration and gradually reduce the wage bill, but much remains to be done. The HASC has supervised the establishment of a unified computerized civil service roster (for the Union and Islands) and contracted the development of an integrated civil service and wage management software. It has also carried out a vast review of the existing organizational structures of each administration (cadres organiques) an up-dated version of which has been adopted by Parliament in 2010 and will be gradually implemented. Nevertheless, there are numerous remaining challenges. For example, the civil service roster will only become a useful manage-ment tool once a physical census of all civil servants has been completed to clean up and validate the data. Also, much work is needed to develop feasible strategies for implementing the new organizational structures over time and with due consideration for social consequences. 9. In January 31 2011, the Bank approved a grant in the amount of SDR 1.2 million (USD 1.8 million equivalent) to support the country's PFM and civil service reform pro-grams. The original project development objectives are (i) to increase the efficiency, accountability and trans-parency of public financial management and (ii) to improve the management of civil service human resources and wages. The disbursement percentage as of December 18, 2012 is about 67%. 10. A midterm performance review was conducted in March 2012 and followed by s supervision mission in October 2012. Overall, progress towards achieving the PDOs and implementation progress of the activities were found satisfactory. However, the team noted a financing gap of about $1.5 million to implement the remaining activities of the project, including the PFM information system and the implementation of the recommendations of the HR assessments and reviews (physical census of the civil servants, wages paid by checks, organic frameworks). In addition, the policy dialogue with the Ministry of Finance highlighted the weak macroeconomic management capacities which undermine the country's ability to formulate expenditure policy decisions based on sound assumptions and data. To address this challenge, the authorities have requested the Bank's support to conduct economic management studies to inform budget preparation processes and sectoral analysis. 12. The purpose of the additional financing is to support the imple-mentation of those activities. More specifically, the additional activities are following: (i) Acquire and roll out a sys-


tem covering budget preparation, budget execution, and accounting and reporting; (ii) design and build the re-quired network (LAN and WAN) so that the module could be used by the Treasury services throughout the territory (iii) support the implementation of the HR assessments and reviews (physical census of the civil servants, wages paid by checks, organic frameworks) (iv) economic management studies to inform budget preparation processes and sectoral analysis. 13. Moreover, the original date closing date is set for December 31, 2013. According to the IT master plan, the acquisition and roll out of the budget and accounting system would take up to 18 months. Therefore an extension of the closing date of the parent project is proposed until December 31, 2015. 14. No other changes are proposed to the project's development objectives as the additional activities fit within the originally conceived objectives. Approval completed on 12 November 2013. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 3.5 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Economic and Governance Project (ABGE) Tel: (263) 773-9900, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Moinafatima Charani, Coordinator, ABGE.


(R) Integrated Development and Competitiveness Project: Improving the enabling environment for private sector growth and enhancing the competitiveness of selected value chains in agriculture, tourism, and transport services sectors.

Concept completed on 22 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164584. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance and Budget.

Congo, Democratic Republic of

Agriculture

DRC Agriculture Rehabilitation and Recovery AF: To increase agricultural productivity and improve marketing of crops and animal products crops and animal products in targeted areas of the Recipient’s territory. Approval completed on 22 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159037. US$ 75.0/3.6 (IDA Credit/REDD). Consulting services to be determined. Honore Tshiyoyo.

DRC Agriculture Productivity and Commercialization Project: To increase agriculture productivity and im-prove market access of small farmers and small and medium size agribusinesses in selected regions. Concept com-pleted on 14 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162517. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consul-tants will be required. PARRSA PIU.

Education

Democratic Republic of Congo - Skills for Employment & Productivity Project: The Project Development Ob-jective is to improve the quality of skills and labor market outcomes for project beneficiaries. Identification com-pleted on 25 August 2017. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


DRC Power Sector and Utility Development Project: The project development objectives are to contribute to (i) improving the utility’s performance and; (ii) improving the reliability of electricity supply in selected areas of DRC. Identification completed on 14 September 2016. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Im-plementing agency(ies) to be determined.

AF- DRC-Growth with Governance in the Mineral Sector: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 19 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 70.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be de-termined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.



Mai Ndombe REDD+ Integrated Investment Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 27 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 6.2 (GEFU). Consulting services to be deter-mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Mai-Ndombe REDD+ Integrated Project under CAFI: The project development objective is to test new ap-proaches to improve community livelihoods and forested landscape management, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in selected areas in the Recipient's territory. Approval com-pleted on 28 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162837. US$ 18.2 (REDD). No consul-tants are required. Ministry of Environment, and Sustainable Development (MEDD).

Governance

Governance II: This is additional financing for the ongoing GCEP operation P104041, as per the recommendation of the MTR, conducted in November 2010, and as per the detailed request from the Minister of Finance, received in January 2011. Additional financing will fund activities in a 4th provinces (Kasai Occidental) additional activity on supporting procurement reform additional activity on public service identification process additional cost for IT in -vestments due to price increases and expansion of the initially planned activities Approval completed on 9 May 2013. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P126115. US$ 67.0 (IDA Grant). No consultants are required. Ministry of Interior Tel: (243-99) 290-5743, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Popaul Kizungu Chihiza, Project Coordinator.

Public Financial Management and Accountability Project Additional Financing: The project development objective (PDO) is to improve domestic revenue mobilization, public expenditure management, and accountability, at central level and in selected provinces. Approval completed on 15 February 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P159160. US$ 50.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. COREF.

Public Sector Reform and Rejuvenation Project - AF: The project development objective is to strengthen and rejuvenate the civil service in selected ministries at the central and provincial levels. Approval completed on 16 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P160612. US$ 45.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be re-quired. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


DRC Health System Strengthening Additional Financing: The proposed project development objective is to im-prove utilization and quality of maternal and child health services in targeted areas within the Recipient's Territory. Approval completed on 31 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157864. US$ 120.0/40.0/3.5 (IDA Credit/GFF/SPTF). No consultants are required. Alain Iyeti; Ministry of Finance.

AF-DRC Human Development Systems Strengthening: The proposed project development objective is to strengthen select management systems for education and health services in targeted geographic areas in the Recip-ient's territory. Approval completed on 29 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P156421. US$ 30.0/10.0/1.1 (IDA Grant/GFF/PHRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance, Contact: Henri Yav Mulang, Minister.

Macro Economics & Fiscal Management

DRC Domestic Resource Mobilization Program: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 18 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 300.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Productive Inclusion Project: The project development objective is to improve the access of poor households to productive safety nets interventions and establish the core building blocks of a safety nets system. Concept com-


pleted on 1 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163962. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Social Fund of the Democratic Republic of Congo.


Strengthening Hydro-Meteorological and Climate Services: The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve the quality of the Government of the DRC’s targeted hydro-meteorological and climate services. Approval completed on 8 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159217. US$ 5.3/2.7 (GEFU/GFDR). Consultants will be required. Democratic Republic of Congo; National Agency of Meteorology and Teledetection by Satellite (Mettelsat).

(R) Kinshasa Urban Development and Resilience Project: To improve the living conditions and socio economic opportunities for the residents of targeted poor and vulnerable neighborhoods through selected investments and to strengthen the urban planning and management capacity of the City-Province of Kinshasa.

Concept completed on 8 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161602. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Kinshasa Provincial Ministry of Plan, Budget and Infrastructure.

DRC - Urban Development Project Additional Financing: To improve access to basic services and infrastruc-ture and strengthen urban and municipal management of the targeted cities. Approval completed on 4 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157114. US$ 90.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Min-istry of Finance; Project Implementation Unit.


DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO- SME DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH PROJECT: The project develop-ment objective is to enhance the growth and competitiveness of targeted micro, small and medium sized enterprises in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Concept completed on 9 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160806. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of SME.

Transport & ICT

Second High Priority Roads Reopening and Maintenance Project: The Project Development Objective is to re-establish lasting earth and paved road access between provincial capitals, districts and territories, in the project im-pact area and to improve the road sector institutional organization Concept completed on 29 June 2017. Environ-mental Assessment Category A. Project: P161877. US$ 300.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Cellule In-frastructures.

Water

DRC Urban Water Supply Project Additional Financing and Restructuring: The revised PDO is to increase access to sustainable water services in selected urban areas, and to improve the operational performances and via-bility of the Project Implementing Entity. Approval completed on 25 February 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 166.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter-mined.

Congo, Republic of

Agriculture

Commercial Agriculture Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve productivity of farmers and market access for producer groups and micro, small and medium agribusiness enterprises, in selected zones of the territory of the Recipient, and provide immediate and effective response in the event of an Eligible Crisis or Emergency.


Approval completed on 13 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159979. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Republic of Congo; Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock.

Education

Congo - Skills Development for Employability AF: The objective of the Project is to improve job and en-trepreneurship skills for vulnerable urban youth in order to improve their labor market insertion and earnings. Identification completed on 20 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consul -tants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


(R) Northern Congo Agroforestry Project: To promote sustainable agricultural and agroforestry practices to avoid future deforestation and increase carbon stocks. Identification completed on 23 November 2017. US$ 16.0 (CIF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Republic of Congo Health System Strengthening Project - Additional Financing: The project development objective is to increase utilization and quality of maternal and child health services in targeted areas. Identification completed on 18 September 2017. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Poverty and Equity

Additional Financing - RoC - Statistics Capacity Building Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 30 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$25.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Lisungi Safety Nets System Project Additional Financing: "Strengthen the social safety nets system and its programs aimed at improving both access to health and education services and productivity among poor and vul-nerable households in participating areas." Approval completed on 30 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Cat-egory C. Project: P161154. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be de-termined.


CG-Support to Enterprise Development and Competitiveness Project: Enhance SME competitiveness and economic diversification in the Republic of Congo Concept completed on 19 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161590. US$25.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. PADE.

Transport & ICT

Central African Backbone SOP3 Republic of Congo Additional Financing: The development objective of the proposed project is consistent with the PDO for the CAB Program: to contribute to increase geographical reach and usage of regional broadband network services and reduce their prices, in the Republic of Congo. Approval com-pleted on 30 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160292. US$ 5.0 (IDA Credit). Consul-tants will be required. Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications in Charge of ICT.

Cote d'Ivoire


Agriculture

Cashew Value Chain Competitiveness Project: To increase cashew productivity, quality and value-added focus-ing on small farmers and SMEs in producing areas of Cote d'Ivoire. Concept completed on 14 September 2016. En -vironmental Assessment Category A. Project: P158810. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Economy and Finance; Conseil du Cotton et de l'Anacarde; Ministry of Mines and Industry.

Education

Youth Employment and Skills Development - Additional Financing: The proposed Project Development Objec-tive (PDO) is to improve access to temporary employment and skills development opportunities for young men and women

in Cote d'Ivoire' s territory. Approval completed on 26 March 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151844. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be de-termined.

Higher Education Development Support Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to establish qual-ity standards and foster short-term professional programs in Côte d’Ivoire’s tertiary education. Identification com-pleted on 14 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 75.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Cote d'Ivoire: CI-ENERGIES Guarantee Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 30 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 200.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Imple-menting agency(ies) to be determined.


(R) Forest Investment Program: The Development Objective is to conserve and increase the forest stock and im-prove access to sources of income from sustainable forest management for selected communities in target zones Negotiations authorized on 29 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162789. US$ 15.0 (CIF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Environment, Sanitation and Sustainable Development.

Governance

CI Governance and Institu Dev Addit Fin: The project development objective (PDO) is to achieve enhanced transparency and efficiency in the management of public finances and improved governance and efficiency in the cocoa sector. Approval completed on 9 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P147016. US$ 5.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation Tel: (967-1) 250-118, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Abdullah Al Shatter, Deputy Minister for Projects Programming.

Economic Governance and Citizen Centered Service Delivery Project: The project aims to improve the effec-tiveness of core economic governance functions in order to support high quality, responsive, and citizen centered service delivery in priority sectors Identification completed on 7 June 2017. US$ 75.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting ser-vices to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


(R) Multisectoral Nutrition and Child Development Project: The development objective is to increase the cov-erage of early childhood nutrition and development interventions in selected areas in the Recipient’s territory. Ne-gotiations authorized on 28 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161770. US$ 50.0/10.4 (IDA Credit/SUN). Consultants will be required. Permanent Technical Secretariat of the National Nutri-tion Council.



Cote d'Ivoire Land Policy Improvement and Implementation Project: The proposed Project Development Ob-jective is to strengthen the Government’s capacity for the implementation of its national rural land tenure program at the national level; and to improve the land use and property rights registration system in selected rural areas. Concept completed on 12 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P157206. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. National Rural Land Agency (AFOR); Ministère de l'Agriculture et du Développement Rural.

Infrastructure Renewal and Urban Management Project Additional Financing: The objective of the project is to improve access to basic infrastructure in targeted urban and rural areas, and, in the event of an Eligible Crisis or Emergency, to provide immediate and effective response to said Eligible Crisis or Emergency. Approval com-pleted on 2 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P156253. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consul-tants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Transport & ICT

Digital Solutions for Sustainable Development: To improve access to affordable broadband in rural communi-ties and leverage electronic platforms to improve farm productivity and access to markets. Concept completed on 24 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160418. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Digital Economy and Post.

PROJECT TO SUPPORT THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE GREATER ABIDJAN AGGLOMERATION SUF: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to support the competitiveness of the Greater Abidjan Agglomeration through smart city planning, efficient and sustainable transport and logistics system, and a conducive business envi-ronment. Concept completed on 7 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P159697. US$ 315.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. PRICI (PCU).

Equatorial Guinea

Education

Equatorial Guinea Basic Education Project: Maintain access to basic education for poor children and basic school functioning during the economic crisis, while improving schooling quality and systems data. Identification completed on 7 April 2017. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Ethiopia

Agriculture

Livestock and Fisheries Sector Development Project: Increase productivity and commercialization of produc-ers and processors in selected value chains, strengthen service delivery systems in the livestock and fisheries sec -tors, and respond promptly and effectively to an eligible crisis or emergency. Negotiations authorized on 3 Novem-ber 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159382. US$ 170.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are re -quired. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); Federal Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia; World Organization for Animal Health (OIE); Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries; International Livestock Research Institute ILRI (CGIAR), E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Shirley Tarawali, Deputy Director.

Ethiopia Pastoral Livelihoods Project: To improve livelihoods and access to social services for pastoralists and


agro-pastoralists of Ethiopia. Identification completed on 12 June 2017. US$ 400.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting ser-vices to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Renewable Energy Guarantees Project: Objective to be Determined. Concept completed on 24 May 2017. Envi-ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162607. US$ 200.0/800.0 (GUID/ZPCO). Consulting services to be de-termined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Ethiopia Electrification Program (ELEAP): The development objective is to support electricity infrastructure de-velopment and to expand energy service delivery. Negotiations authorized on 14 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160395. US$ 375.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Imple-menting agency(ies) to be determined.


Ethiopia Resilient Landscapes and Livelihoods Project: To improve livelihoods, climate resilience, carbon stor-age, and land productivity in vulnerable rural major watersheds. Identification completed on 2 March 2017. Envi -ronmental Assessment Category B. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Ethiopia Health MDGs P4R Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 9 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 150.0/20.0/60.0 (IDA Credit/FSHD/GFF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Enhancing Shared Prosperity through Equitable Services: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 14 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P161373. US$ 700.0/225.0/50.0/10.0 (IDA Grant/AFDB/ECEU/OSTR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

PRODUCTIVE SAFETY NET PROJECT (PSNP 4) ADDITIONAL FINANCING: The Project Development Objec-tive is: increase access to effective safety net and disaster risk management systems, and complementary livelihood and nutrition services for food-insecure households in the Recipient’s rural areas. Approval completed on 30 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158770. US$ 100.0/300.0/12.0/36.0/25.0/122.0/75.0/19.0/17.0/12.0 (IDA Credit/AID/AUSL/BMZ/CIDA/DFID/ECEU/JPPG/NEDA/SIDA). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Ethiopia Economic Opportunities Program: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 3 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P163829. US$ 200.0/100.0/50.0/200.0 (IDA Credit/DFID/ECEU/EUIB). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Transport & ICT

Connecting Ethiopia: The proposed Project Development Objective is to provide support to the Fifth

Road Sector Development Program to improve transport connectivity to selected

regional capitals and agriculturally productive areas. Identification completed on 1 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 375.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Gabon


Forest sector revitalization in Gabon: The project development objective is to reinvigorate wood mobilization in Gabon in a sound social and environmental manner, while testing new approaches to involve communities in forest management. Identification completed on 8 May 2017. US$60.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Im-plementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Transport & ICT

Additional Financing CAB4: The development objective of the project is consistent with the PDO for the CAB Pro-gram: To contribute to increase geographical reach and usage of regional broadband network services and reduce their prices in the territory of the Republic of Gabon. Approval completed on 29 June 2016. Environmental Assess-ment Category B. Project: P158299. US$23.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

eGabon Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 20 September 2017. En-vironmental Assessment Category B. US$15.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Gambia, The

Education

The Gambia - Education Sector Support Program: To increase access to ECD and basic education and improve quality of teaching and learning in ECD, basic and secondary education. Concept completed on 12 July 2017. Envi -ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162890. US$ 30.0/5.0 (IDA Credit/FTIE). Consultants will be required. The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE); The Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology.

Results for Education Achievement and Development Project (READ): To increase access to basic education, improve quality of teaching and learning in lower basic schools, and strengthen education systems. Approval com-pleted on 14 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160282. US$ 7.5/1.0 (IDA Grant/ELP). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Gambia Electricity Restoration and Modernization Project: The Project Development Objective is to improve the operational performance of the utility, and its capacity to dispatch variable renewable electricity. Identification completed on 4 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 41.0/17.0/62.0 (IDA Credit/ECEU/EUIB). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Governance

GM-Integrated Financial Management and Information System Project-Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 20 September 2013. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 5.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs Tel: (220) 422-5713, Contact: Juan Bosco Marti Ascencio, Titular de la Unidad de Asuntos Internacionales.



AF Maternal and Child Nutrition and Health Results Project: A. Proposed Development Objective

The development objective of the project is to increase the utilization of community nutrition and primary maternal and child health services in selected regions in the Recipient’s territory. Approval completed on 9 January 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159693. US$ 3.2/4.3 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Ghana

Agriculture

Ghana Commercial Agriculture Project Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identification com-pleted on 6 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Education

Secondary Education Improvement Project Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective is to in-crease access to senior secondary education in underserved districts and improve quality in low-performing senior high schools in Ghana. Approval completed on 28 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163628. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Ghana Skills for Growth Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 6 November 2017. En-vironmental Assessment Category B. US$ 80.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Ghana Basic Education Reform: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 27 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Additional Financing for Ghana Oil and Gas Capacity Building Project: The project objective is to (i) improve public management and regulatory capacity while enhancing transparency; and (ii) strengthen local technical skills in Ghana's emerging oil and gas sector. Approval completed on 27 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P148224. US$ 19.8 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required.

Ghana - Energy Sector Transformation Initiative Project: The project development objectives are to (a) strengthen the capacity of the power sector to plan and implement sector reforms, and(b) improve energy sector planning and coordination in Ghana. Concept completed on 2 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P163984. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Energy.


Additional Financing for Ghana Forest Investment Program (FIP) - Enhancing Natural Forest and Agro-forest Landscapes Project: To improve forest, land and tree management practices by cocoa farmers, CREMA communities and forest reserve managers to reduce forest loss and degradation in selected landscapes in Ghana's High Forest Zone. Identification completed on 8 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 20.0 (CSCF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Dedicated Grant Mechanism for Local Communities Project: The PDO is to strengthen knowledge and prac-tices of targeted local communities in the Select Regions of the Member Country in REDD+processes and sustain-


able forest management. Approval completed on 26 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P145316. US$ 5.5 (CSCF). Consultants will be required. KASA; National Steering Committee; Solidaridad.

Finance & Markets

Ghana Financial Sector Development Project: The objective of the project is to foster financial sector stability and promote financial inclusion. Identification completed on 27 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Cate-gory C. US$ 35.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Governance

Ghana Public Sector Reform for Results Project: To improve access, quality and accountability of delivery of administrative services provided by selected Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). Identification com-pleted on 17 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$20.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter-mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Second Ghana Social Opportunities - Productive Safety Nets Project: To consolidate provision of income sup-port and productive opportunities into a systems-based approach to social protection for extreme poor households. Identification completed on 3 August 2017. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Imple-menting agency(ies) to be determined.

AF Ghana Social Opportunities Project: The Project Development Objectives (PDO) of this Additional Financing is to improve targeting of social protection programs and provide income support to poor households through LEAP grants and LIPW infrastructure in targeted districts. Approval completed on 27 May 2014. Environmental Assess-ment Category B. Project: P146923. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Gender, Chil-dren and Social Protection, Contact: Abdullah Al Shatter, Deputy Minister for Projects Programming; Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development Tel: (233-302) 818-1782, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Robert Austin, National Coordinator.


Ghana Secondary Cities Support Program: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 10 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164451. US$ 250.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Greater Accra Clean, Resilient and Inclusive Development Project: The objectives of the project are to (i) strengthen flood and solid waste management and (ii) improve the living conditions of the most vulnerable commu-nities in the Odaw basin in Greater Accra Region. Identification completed on 7 June 2017. Environmental Assess-ment Category A. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


(R) GH- Tourism Development Project: The project development objective is to contribute to the diversification of the Tourism industry and increase the size of the leisure tourism market in the economy. Concept completed on 30 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164211. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts.

Transport & ICT

Transport Sector Improvement Project: The Project Development Objectives are to: (i) reduce travel time on se-lected parts of the classified road network in Northern Ghana, (ii) promote road safety, and (iii) strengthen the insti-tutional management of the transport sector. Approval completed on 6 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Cate-


gory B. Project: P151026. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance, Contact: Major M.S. Tara (Rtd), Chief Director; Ministry of Transport, Contact: Twumasi Ankrah-Selby, Chief Director; Ministry of Roads and Highways, Contact: Godwin J. Brocke, Ag. Chief Director.

Ghana Transport Sector Project - Additional Fin: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 4 No-vember 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P149444. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Roads and Highways and Ministry of Transport Tel: (233-302) 661-575, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Dr. D. D. Darku

Water

PWALUGU MULTIPURPOSE PROJECT: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 2 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implement-ing agency(ies) to be determined.

AF Sustainable Rural Water and Sanitation Project: The projects development objective is to expand access to, and ensure sustainability of water and sanitation services in rural and small town communities in six regions over the next 6 years. Approval completed on 28 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163846. US$ 45.7 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Guinea

Agriculture

Guinea Agribusiness Development Project: Increase the productivity and improve the competitiveness of se-lected value chains, benefiting small-scale farmers in Guinea. Identification completed on 31 May 2017. US$175.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Guinea Integrated Agricultural Development Project (GIADP): The Project development objective is to in-crease productivity, processing and market transactions between producers and other actors participating in tar-geted agricultural values chains in the project areas. Identification completed on 30 June 2017. Environmental As-sessment Category B. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Education

Guinea Early Childhood Development: The Development Objective is to expand access to Early Childhood Edu-cation and Development services in Guinea focusing on underserved populations and build government capacity for coordinating Early Childhood Development. Identification completed on 22 June 2017. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Con-sulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Power Sector Recovery Project - Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 28 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Guinea Electricity Access Scale Up Project: The project development objective is to improve access to reliable and cost-effective electricity services for households, social institutions and businesses.


One of the challenges Guinea is facing is the low rate of access to electricity, estimated at around 18% which is lower than the average in SSA. This situation hampers the socio-economic development of a country that has been weakened by long period of political instability and recent Ebola epidemic. In line with the country’s National Eco-nomic and Social Development Plan, the Government has elaborated a five-year National Electricity Access Scale Up Program with an aim to double the rate of access by connecting around 721,000 new households and social in-stitutions by 2021. The program includes grid extension to connect around 662,000 households, development of mini-grids to implement about 6000 connections and promotion of home-based solutions to electrify around 2000 households. The program implementation will cost around US$ 645 million to be financed by bilateral and multilat-eral financing institutions.

The proposed project will finance part of that program and leverage financing from other donors. It will finance the supply and installations of equipment and materials to expand the national grid to sub-urban and rural areas and provide technical assistance and institutional support to implement the electricity expansion program.

Identification completed on 31 May 2017. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Imple -menting agency(ies) to be determined.

Governance

Economic Governance Technical Assistance & Capacity Building - Additional Financing: The project devel-opment objective (PDO) is to modernize public financial and human resource management and enhance statistical capacity in Guinea. Approval completed on 9 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P157662. US$ 15.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Economy and Finance.


Guinea Health Service and Capacity Strengthening Project: Improve the utilization of RMNCH health services at primary level in target regions Concept completed on 2 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163140. US$ 45.0/5.0 (IDA Credit/GFF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Public health and Hy -giene.


Support to MSME Growth Competitiveness and Access to Finance: Improve SME access to markets in select high growth value chains with competitiveness and access to finance programs Identification completed on 7 July 2017. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Transport & ICT

Guinea Rural Mobility and Connectivity Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve and sustain rural road connectivity to markets and social services Concept completed on 21 November 2017. Environ-mental Assessment Category B. Project: P164543. US$ 40.0 (IDA Grant). No consultants are required. Direction Na-tionale du Genie Rural.

Guinea-Bissau

Education

Guinea Bissau: The Quality Education for All Project: The Project Development Objective is to improve the teaching and learning environment in grades 1-4 in targeted schools in Guinea-Bissau. Identification completed on 18 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 10.7/4.3 (IDA Grant/FTIE). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.



Emergency Electricity and Water Rehabilitation Project - Additional Financing: This Additional Financing of $2.1m will aim to (i) cover any cost over-run on the 5 MW of thermal power plus fuel oil reservoir planned under the EEWRP with a budget of $6m, and/or (ii) cover any needed scale up of TA for reform/transformation of utility EAGB into a well-managed commercial entity, which has a budget of $1.5m under EEWRP. Both of these components were constrained due to limited IDA CRW funds under emergency operation. Bids for 5 MW thermal power are ex-pected in February 2011, by which time it will become clear to what extent there is a shortage of funds for this component. Approval completed on 17 May 2011. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P125374. US$ 2.2 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Economy, Planning, and Regional Integration Tel: (245) 320-7286, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Luis Alberto Gomes, Coordinator.


(R) Strengthening Maternal and Child Health Service Delivery in Guinea-Bissau: To improve coverage and quality of essential maternal and child health services in Guinea-Bissau. Concept completed on 8 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163954. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Min-istry of Public Health.


Second Add. Fin. to Rural Community-Driven Development Project: The proposed revised PDO is to lay the foundation of a social safety net strategy in Guinea Bissau by: (i) increasing access to basic priority social and eco -nomic infrastructures and services in participating communities, (ii) providing income support to vulnerable groups, and (iii) testing the building blocks for a larger system. Approval completed on 10 May 2016. Environmental As-sessment Category B. Project: P151443. US$ 10.0/3.5 (IDA Grant/ACGF). Consulting services to be determined. Im-plementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Rural Community-Driven Development Project Add Fin: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 7 February 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P146746. US$ 15.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Project Coordination Unit Tel: 245955219738, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: João S. Handem Jr., Project Coordinator.

Guinea Bissau: Safety Nets and Basic Services Project: The Project Development Objective is to provide poor communities and households with greater access to basic service infrastructure and social safety nets. Identifica-tion completed on 17 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 15.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Transport & ICT

Guinea-Bissau - Rural Transport Project: The development objective is to improve, in selected areas, the rural population's physical access to markets and essential services. Concept completed on 15 March 2017. Environmen-tal Assessment Category B. Project: P161923. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Pub -lic Works; Project Coordination Unit of Rural Community-Driven Development Project.

Water

Emergency Water and Electricity Services - Additional Financing: The objective of the Project is to: (a) re-store and increase the access of the population of the Recipient's capital city of Bissau to safe water and improve the quality of water services; (b) improve the reliability of electricity supply to the population of Bissau; and (c) im-prove the performance of EAGB. Approval completed on 30 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161630. US$ 18.0/7.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Economic and Re-gional Integration; PHIMP.

Kenya



Kenya Electricity Improvement Project (KEIP): To increase the capacity, efficiency, and reliability of the trans-mission and distribution system in Kenya Identification completed on 10 November 2016. Environmental Assess-ment Category A. US$ 370.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Additional Financing: Kenya Electricity Expansion Project: The project has two development objectives:

(a) increase the capacity, efficiency, and quality of electricity supply; and

(b) expand access to electricity in urban, peri-urban, and rural areas Approval completed on 15 June 2016. Environ-mental Assessment Category A. Project: P153179. US$ 68.0/3.0 (IDA Credit/GPBA). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

KenGen Guarantee Program: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 29 November 2016. US$ 180.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Kenya Electricity Transmission System Improvement Guarantee: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 10 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 80.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be de-termined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Kenya Marine Fisheries and Socio-Economic Development Project (MAFIDEV): The Project Development Objective is to improve management and increase value-addition of priority fisheries and aquaculture, and to strengthen access to livelihoods for coastal communities in Kenya. Concept completed on 16 October 2017. Envi-ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163980. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Min-istry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries.

Finance & Markets

Kenya Affordable Housing Finance Project: The development objective is to expand access to long-term housing finance in Kenya, including for underserved households. Identification completed on 22 August 2017. US$ 250.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Long-term Finance for PPP/ Nairobi-Nakuru Toll Road Guarantee: Crowd in long term local currency financ-ing into PPP Infrastructure projects Identification completed on 22 September 2017. US$ 80.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Kenya Infrastructure Finance Public Private Partnership Additional Financing Project: The overall objec-tive of this project is to increase private investment in the Kenya infrastructure market across sectors and to sus-tain this participation over an extended period of time. Approval completed on 5 July 2017. Environmental Assess-ment Category A. Project: P162182. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance.


Kenya Social and Economic Inclusion Project: To strengthen the national safety net systems in Kenya for the poor and vulnerable households to access social and economic inclusion services. Identification completed on 19 July 2017. US$ 250.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter-mined.

Additional Financing for Cash Transfers for Orphans and Vulnerable Children: To increase social safety net access for extremely poor OVC households and to build the capacity of the government to more effectively deliver the National Safety Net Program. Approval completed on 31 October 2013. Environmental Assessment Category C.


Project: P146161. US$ 10.0/56.4 (IDA Credit/DFID). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Labor, Social Security and Services Tel: NA, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Winnie Mwasiaji, Social Protection Secretariat Co-ordinator.


Kenya Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project Additional Financing: Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document)

The Project Development Objective is to improve access to basic social services, expand economic opportunities, and enhance environmental management for communities hosting refugees in the target areas in the Recipient's territory.

Identification completed on 21 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 7.6 (MSC1). Consult-ing services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Kenya Informal Settlements Improvement Projects - Additional financing: To improve living conditions in in-formal settlements in selected urban centers in selected counties in Kenya. Approval completed on 8 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P144966. US$ 8.3 (SPTF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Kenya Industry and Entrepreneurship: Increase the productivity and innovation of Kenya's private sector Con-cept completed on 29 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161317. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Industry, Trade and Cooperatives.

Transport & ICT

Aviation Modernization Project: Improve security and service provision at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to meet international standards and enhance public oversight capabilities for the aviation sector in Kenya. Concept completed on 17 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156971. US$200.0/85.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. The National Treasury; Kenya Civil Aviation Authority; Kenya Air -ports Authority.

(R) Mass Rapid Transit Development Project: To improve transport mobility, accessibility, and safety along the section of the Northern Corridor road (A104) in the city of Nairobi and to enhance urban transport planning and management capacity for strategic cities in Kenya. Concept completed on 5 December 2017. Environmental As-sessment Category A. Project: P159891. US$ 250.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. National Treasury; Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development.

Kenya ICT Transport Solutions Project: DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE: The Kenya ICT Transport Solutions Project (KITSP) will be focused on improving efficiency of transport operating systems through e-applications.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: KITSP will contribute to improved Government efficiency and transparency through e-transport operating systems. KITSP will include the following: 1. Enhanced Transport Integrated Management Sys-tem (TIMS) in use by NTSA to augment Driving School Infrastructure and Integration; modernization of Motor Vehi-cle Inspection centers; Smart Driving license; digitization of transport(NTSA) manual records and provision of the related supporting infrastructure; and business Continuity and Disaster Recovery for TIMS; 2.Development of a shared services platform for the Transport sector; 3. Digitization of driving license records currently stored on hard copy records, and provision of the related enabling infrastructure to support smart solutions in the transport sec-tor; and; 4. Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Building.

Identification completed on 10 July 2017. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Imple-menting agency(ies) to be determined.


North Eastern Transport Improvement Project: The proposed project development objectives are to improve the movement of goods and people along Isiolo-Wajir-Mandera part of the Mombasa-Garissa- Wajir- Mandera- Mo-gadishu road corridor and to enhance connectivity between Kenya and Somalia and Ethiopia. Concept completed on 19 October 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161305. US$ 502.0 (IDA Credit). Consul -tants will be required. Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA); The National Treasury; Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development; ICT Authority.

Kenya Transparency and Infrastructure Project Additional Financing 2: The RCIP Program, the CIP 1,2,3 Projects and following CIP Projects have two overarching development objectives (i) to contribute to lower prices for international capacity and extend the geographic reach of broadband networks (the "connectivity development objective") and (ii) contribute to improved Government efficiency and transparency through egovernment applica-tions (the "transparency development objective"). Approval completed on 26 March 2014. Environmental Assess-ment Category B. Project: P149019. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. ICT Authority Tel: (254-20) 208-9061, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Mr. Victor Kyalo, [email protected].

Water

Addl Financing - Kenya Water Security and Climate Resilience Project: The PDOs of KWSCRP-1 are to (a) in-crease availability and productivity of irrigation water for project beneficiaries and (b) enhance the institutional framework and strengthen capacity for water security and climate resilience in certain areas of the country.

Within the PDO, ‘capacity for water security and climate resiliency’ primarily includes improved water services, flood protection, and analytical capacity to understand and manage hydrological variability. Approval completed on 26 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P151660. US$ 58.0/3.5 (IDA Credit/KWBP). Consul-tants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Lesotho

Agriculture

Lesotho Smallholder Agriculture Development Project Additional Financing: Increase in marketed output among project beneficiaries in Lesotho’s smallholder agriculture sector and, to improve the Recipients capacity to respond promptly and effectively to an Eligible Crisis or Emergency. Approval completed on 29 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162397. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Im-plementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Lesotho Smallholder Agriculture Development Project Phase 2: Increase in climate resilience and marketed output among project beneficiaries in Lesotho's smallholder agriculture sector and, in the event of an Eligible Crisis or Emergency, to provide immediate and effective response to said Eligible Crisis. Identification completed on 12 September 2017. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be de -termined.


Youth Employment Project: The objective of the project is to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of pro-grams to promote income generating opportunities for youth in Lesotho Identification completed on 4 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Additional Financing to Social Assistance project - CRW funds: The objective of the Project is to support the GoL in improving the efficiency, equity and shock responsive function of selected Social Assistance programs and, in the event of an Eligible Crisis or Emergency, to provide immediate and effective response to said Eligible Crisis or Emergency. Approval completed on 6 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P160934. Consultants will be required. Ministry of Social Development; Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Finance.



Second Private Sector Competitiveness & Economic Diversification - AF: To improve the business environ-ment for firms, strengthen select government institutions, and further diversify the economy. Approval completed on 24 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160964. US$ 13.4 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance.

Transport & ICT

Lesotho Transport Infrastructure and Connectivity Project (LTIC): The proposed Project Development Objec-tives are to (a) improve access to social services and markets in targeted rural areas of Lesotho; (b) strengthen road safety management capacity; and (c) improve the Recipients capacity to respond promptly and effectively to an Eli-gible Crisis or Emergency. Approval completed on 20 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155229. US$ 18.3 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. The Kingdom of Lesotho, Contact: Mapalesa Rapapa, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Contact: Mothabathe Hlalele, Principal Secretary; Roads Directorate, Contact: Sydney Matsepe, Acting Director General.

Water

Lesotho WSIP2 AF LHWP Ph2 Hydropower: To support the Kingdom of Lesotho in: (i) developing and sustaining an environmentally sound, socially responsible, and financially viable framework for the MDWSP, (ii) increasing the quantity of safe, bulk water supplied to Teyateyaneng, (iii) strengthening institutions and related instruments in the water sector; and (iv) advancing strategic infrastructure investments. Approval completed on 20 June 2014. Envi-ronmental Assessment Category A. US$ 9.1/6.4 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Lesotho High-lands Development Authority Tel: (266-22) 311-281, E-mail: [email protected].

Lowlands Water Development Project: The Proposed Development Objectives are (i) improve access to reliable water supply services in three priority zones (districts) of Lesotho Lowlands Water Scheme, (ii) strengthen institu-tional capacity of water related institutions, and (iii) enable the government to respond promptly and effectively to any eligible emergency. Concept completed on 27 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160672. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Lowlands Unit.

Liberia

Agriculture

Smallholder agriculture Transformation and Agribusiness Revitalization Project (STAR-P): The proposed development objective is to increase agricultural productivity and promote commercialization of smallholder farm-ers through productive linkage between the farmers and the private agribusiness firms in selected value chains.

The project will aim at small holder commercialization and facilitating private sector investment in agribusiness by fostering productive business linkages between smallholder farmers and selected agribusiness firms with capacity strengthened by private business service providers. Agribusiness firms and SME groups will be selected on the ba-sis of their innovative plans and experience working with organized farmers’ groups or cooperatives. The project will aim at supporting a few commodity value-chains with significant potential for enhancing competitiveness and creating jobs. Concept completed on 29 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160945. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture.

Education


Liberia: Getting to Best in Education: The Project Development Objectives are to improve equitable access to early childhood education (ECE) and teacher quality in ECE and in primary education in targeted disadvantaged counties, and to strengthen national school accountability systems. Appraisal completed on 18 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P162089. US$ 11.1 (EFAF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Education.

Liberia Education Quality Improvement Project (LEQIP): Objective to be Determined. The Project Develop-ment Objective is to improve teaching and learning in primary education in Liberia. Identification completed on 27 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be deter-mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Governance

(R) Integrated Public Financial Management Reform Project II: The project development objective (PDO) for the proposed project is, “to improve the effectiveness of systems for revenue mobilization, financial controls and ac -countability, and decentralized service delivery.” Concept completed on 6 December 2017. Environmental Assess-ment Category C. Project: P165000. US$ 10.0/1.8 (IDA Credit/AFW1). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Fi -nance and Development Planning.


Liberia Health Systems Strengthening Project - Additional Financing: The new proposed PDO is to improve the quality of primary and secondary health care services, with a focus on maternal, neonatal and child health. Ap-proval completed on 23 February 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162477. US$ 16.0 (GFF). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Poverty and Equity

(R) Liberia Statistics Project: The project development objective is to strengthen the capacity of LISGIS to im-prove the quality and accessibility of statistics. Concept completed on 21 December 2017. Environmental Assess-ment Category B. Project: P164713. US$ 5.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Liberia institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Systems (LISGIS).


Monrovia Metropolitan Urban Development Project: The Project Development Objectives are to (i) Improve the city council's budget planning and execution. (ii) Build the capacity of Monrovia City Council to manage public pri-vate partnerships for public assets. Identification completed on 17 July 2017. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Transport & ICT

Southeastern Corridor Road Asset Management Project: 16.The Project Development Objectives (PDOs) are to support the Recipient’s effort to reduce transport costs along the South Eastern Ganta-Zwedru corridor and to im-prove institutional arrangements and capacity in the road sector. Concept completed on 22 December 2014. Envi-ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P149279. US$ 69.0/8.0 (IDA Credit/GUID). Consulting services to be de-termined. Infrastructure Implementation Unit (IIU).

Liberia South Eastern Corridor Road Asset Management Guarantee Project: The Project Development Ob-jectives (PDOs) are to support the Recipient's effort to reduce motorized vehicles' travel time along the selected sections of South Eastern Ganta-Zwedru-Harper corridor and to improve institutional arrangements and capacity in the road sector. Identification completed on 26 October 2017. US$ 69.0/2.0/8.0/20.0 (IDA Credit/GIF/GUID/LRTF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Second Additional Financing to Liberia Road Asset Management Project: The objective of the project is to support the Recipient's efforts to reduce transport costs along the road corridor from Monrovia to the Guinea bor-der and to maintain the road in good condition over a 10-year period. Approval completed on 8 May 2017. Environ-mental Assessment Category B. Project: P161939. US$ 28.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry Of Finance; Infrastructure Implementation Unit.

Madagascar

Education

Madagascar Basic Education Support Project: The project supports the implementation of key elements of the government's sector plan to improve learning and completion of primary education Concept completed on 2 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160442. US$ 55.0/45.7 (IDA Credit/FTIE). Consultants will be required. Ministry of National Education.


Madagascar Power Sector Operations Improvement Project - AF to ESOGIP: <p>The Project Development Objective is to improve the operational performance of the national electricity utility (JIRAMA) and improve the reli -ability of electricity supply in the project area and, in the event of an eligible crisis or emergency, to provide imme -diate and effective response to said eligible crisis or emergency.

Identification completed on 8 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Con-sulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Madagascar - Least-Cost Electricity Access Development Project - LEAD: The Project Development Objec-tive is to increase the number of Malagasy households and businesses with access to reliable electricity services. Concept completed on 25 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P163870. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. JIRAMA; Ministère de l'Eau, de l'Energie et des Hydrocarbures.


(R) GEF Sustainable Landscape Management Project: The Project Development Objective is: To increase ac-cess to improved irrigation services and agricultural inputs, and strengthen the integrated management of natural resources in the Selected Landscapes by the local actors and, to provide immediate and effective response to an Eli-gible Crisis or Emergency. Approval completed on 23 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 13.7 (GFIA). Consultants will be required. Government of Madagascar; UGP PADAP; Agriculture and Livestock; Ministry of Environment, Ecology and Forests; MINISTER OF WATER, ENERGY AND HYDROCARBONS.

Finance & Markets

Madagascar Financial Inclusion Project: The development objective is to improve financial inclusion in Mada-gascar and increase access to credit for micro, small and medium enterprises. Concept completed on 30 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P161491. US$ 45.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be re-quired. Banque Centrale de Madagascar.


Improving Nutrition Outcomes using the Multiphase Programmatic Approach: To increase utilization of an evidence-based package of reproductive, maternal and child health and nutrition (RMCHN) interventions and im-prove key nutrition behaviors known to reduce stunting in targeted regions and to provide immediate and effective response to an eligible crisis or emergency. Appraisal completed on 19 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160848. US$ 80.0/10.0 (IDA Grant/SUN). Consulting services to be determined. Unité de Pro-gramme National de Nutrition Communautaire (UPNNC); Ministry of Finance; Unité de Coordination des Projets


(UCP) - Ministry of Public Health.

AF-Emergency Support Critical Education Health and Nutrition Services: The Project Development Objec-tive (PDO) is to preserve critical education, health and nutrition service delivery in targeted vulnerable areas in the recipient’s territory. Approval completed on 27 February 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P148749. US$ 9.8/0.2 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required.


AF Social Safety Net Drought Response: The project development objective (PDO) is to support the government in increasing the access of extremely poor households to safety net services and in laying the foundations for a so -cial protection system.

Approval completed on 10 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160554. US$ 15.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Integrated Urban Development and Resilience Project for Greater Antananarivo: The proposed Project De-velopment Objective is to improve the living conditions of the poor in selected low-income neighborhoods of Greater Antananarivo through enhancing basic service delivery and flood resilience; and to strengthen the Government’s ca-pacity for integrated urban management and effective response to eligible crises and emergencies. Concept com-pleted on 16 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P159756. US$ 75.0 (IDA Credit). Con-sultants will be required. Ministère des Finances et du Budget; Ministère des Projets Présidentiels, de l'Aménage-ment du Territoire et de l'Equipement.


Madagascar Integrated Growth Poles and Corridor SOP-2: The proposed development objective of PIC2.2 is to promote inclusive growth by enhancing the competitiveness of the tourism and agribusiness sectors in targeted re-gions in Madagascar, as measured by the value of private investment generated, improved trade performance and rising incomes.

PIC2.1 (Phase I) has supported economic recovery by improving the investment climate, increasing investor confi-dence, and restoring economic governance, to lay the foundation for inclusive growth and shared prosperity in the target regions. Concept completed on 6 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P164536. US$ 65.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. PIC National Project Secretariat.

Transport & ICT

(N) Madagascar Road Connectivity Project: The PDO is identified as: to enhance road access in selected rural areas in support of livelihood of local communities and to improve the management of the road sector. Identification completed on 19 December 2017. US$ 80.0/47.0 (IDA Credit/AFDB). Consulting services to be determined. Imple-menting agency(ies) to be determined.

Malawi

Agriculture

(R) Second Agriculture Sector Wide Approach Support Project: To improve the productivity and market ac-cess of selected commodities; benefiting small-holder farmers in targeted districts of Malawi Negotiations autho-rized on 18 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164445. US$ 55.0 (ASWP). Consult-ing services to be determined. Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development; Malawi Roads Authority.


Malawi Agricultural Commercialization Project: The Project Development Objective is to increase commercial-ization of agriculture value chain products selected under the project. Approval completed on 23 May 2017. Envi-ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158434. US$ 95.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development; Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Trade Tel: 265999919928, E-mail: [email protected].

Education

Equity with Quality and Learning at Secondary (EQUALS): Support the Government of Malawi improve the quality of secondary education in selected subjects; equitably expand access in selected areas; and increase girls' completion of secondary education. Identification completed on 13 June 2017. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Malawi - Electricity Access Project: The development objective of the project is to improve electricity access through network strengthening and expansion. Identification completed on 26 June 2017. Environmental Assess-ment Category B. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Lower Shire Valley Landscape Project: The program development objective of the Shire Valley Transformation Program is to increase agricultural productivity and commercialization for targeted households in the Shire Valley; and to improve the sustainable management and utilization of natural resources.The project development objectives (PDO) of SVTP-I are to provide access to reliable gravity fed irrigation and drainage services, secure land tenure for smallholder farmers, and strengthen management of wetlands and protected areas in the Shire Valley of the Recipi -ent. Approval completed on 18 October 2017. US$ 5.6 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agricul-ture, Irrigation and Water Development.

Governance

Malawi Public Administration Modernization Project: To improve access to and quality of administrative ser-vices delivery and enhance public financial management systems and processes. Concept completed on 18 Novem-ber 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164961. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance.


Additional Financing to Nutrition and HIV/AIDS Project: To increase coverage of selected nutrition, HIV and AIDS services and strengthen disease outbreak preparedness in project areas. Approval completed on 23 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156129. US$ 22.6 (IDA Credit). No consultants are re-quired. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

(R) Investing in Early Years for Growth and Productivity in Malawi: The project development objective is to increase utilization of key interventions that enhance child development in children from conception to 59 months in project areas. Concept completed on 21 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164771. US$ 50.0/10.0 (IDA Grant/GFF). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Gender, Children, Dis-ability and Social Welfare; Ministry of Health.


Second AF for Strengthening Safety Nets Systems Project MASAF IV: The Project Development Objective is to improve resilience among poor households and to strengthen Malawi’s social safety net delivery systems and co-ordination across programs. Approval completed on 8 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B.


Project: P160519. US$ 22.3/47.7 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Additional Financing Strengthening Safety Nets Systems Proj. (MASAFIV): The Project Development Objec-tive of the proposed project is to strengthen Malawi’s social safety net delivery systems and coordination across programs. Approval completed on 26 March 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P148617. US$ 6.8/68.2 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Local Development Fund - Technical Sup-port Team (LDF-TST) Tel: 26501775666, E-mail: Charles Mandala <[email protected]>.


Business Enabling Environment Project: BUSINESS ENABLING ENVIRONMENT PROJECT Identification com-pleted on 23 May 2013. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 5.2 (AFRF). Consulting services to be deter-mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Transport & ICT

Digital Malawi Program Phase I: Malawi Digital Foundations Project: To increase access to affordable, high quality internet services for government, businesses and citizens and to improve the government's capacity to de-liver digital public services. Approval completed on 5 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160533. US$ 72.4 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Devel-opment; Public Private Partnership Commission; Ministry to Information and Communications Technology; Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA).

Water

(R) Lilongwe Water and Sanitation Project: To increase access to improved water services and safely managed sanitation services in Lilongwe City Approval completed on 20 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Cate-gory B. Project: P163794. US$ 75.0/25.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Lilongwe Water Board.

Mali

Agriculture

Mali Drylands Development Project: To enhance productivity, promote competitiveness and building resilience to climate related shocks of people living and/or operating in the drylands areas, and in the event of an eligible cri -sis or emergency, to provide immediate and effective response to affected people. Identification completed on 10 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 80.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Im-plementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Mali Livestock Sector Development Support Project (PADEL-M): The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to “enhance productivity and commercialization of non-pastoral animal production in selected value chains, and strengthen the country’s capacity to respond to eligible crises or emergencies.”

Appraisal completed on 23 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160641. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry for Livestock and Fisheries Development.


FCS RE Segou Solaire Mali Project: The Project Development Objective is to promote the introduction of grid-connect ed renewable energy in Mali through an IPP Approval completed on 8 June 2017. US$ 8.2/6.2 (AFDB/GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Banda Gas to Power Guarantee: The Gas To Power Project will use natural gas discovered offshore of Mauritania for a power station to be built near Nouakchott. The power will be sold to SOMELEC in Mauritania, SENELEC in Senegal and EDM in Mali using the existing OMVS regional grid. A PRG is required to guarantee gas payments to the producer Tullow Oil estimated at $104m. Government of Mali needs to provide a counter-guarantee to cover the proportion of the energy that will be exported to EDM estimated at $17m (equivalent to IDA allocation of $4.25m given 1:4 leverage for IDA PRGs). Approval completed on 29 May 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P145664. US$ 32.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter-mined.

Mali Governance of Mining Sector: Strengthen the capacity of the mining sector to contribute to sustainable, in-clusive and shared growth, through improved sector management and governance. Identification completed on 8 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 25.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Im-plementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Power Sector Recovery Program: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 9 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Mali Rural Electrification Hybrid System Project - GPOBA: The Mali Rural Electrification Hybrid System Project (US$25 million – IDA; US$ 15.5 million - Climate Investment Funds) prepared under the Scaling Up Renew-able Energy Program in Low Income Countries (SREP) aims i) to increase the share of renewable energy generation in rural electricity supply and ii) to contribute to increased access to modern energy services in rural areas. The proposed GPOBA component (US$ 5 million) will support the objectives of the Program by partially subsidizing the investment cost of mini-grids’ densification/extension, SHSs and internal wiring to make access to clean energy af -fordable to low income households in rural, isolated areas. Promoting OBA approaches in the rural electrification program is important for unlocking additional US$1.6 million of private sources of funding for rural energy develop-ment, maximizing the benefits of renewable energy generation (hybridization of mini-grids with solar energy under IDA project) through increased access, enhancing the performance of private operators while making off-grid con -nections affordable to the poor. The grant will be managed by AMADER and implemented by selected private opera-tors. Approval completed on 11 December 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 5.0 (GPBA). Consult-ing services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Mali - Economic & Environmental Rehabilitation of the Niger River: The project objective is to improve navi-gation and port services, demonstrate environmental restoration, and increase access to improved livelihood activi-ties at targeted sites in the Niger Inner Delta and, in the event of an Eligible Crisis or Emergency, to provide imme-diate and effective response to said Eligible Crisis or Emergency. Negotiations authorized on 28 April 2017. Envi-ronmental Assessment Category A. Project: P151909. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Agence de Bassin du Fleuve Niger - Mali.

Governance

Mali Governance PforR: Objective to be Determined. To assist in the decentralization process to improve service delivery with particular emphasis on health, education and water and sanitation. Identification completed on 13 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 25.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be deter-mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Mali - Health Sector Support Project: Improve the access, utilization and quality of essential maternal and child health services. Identification completed on 3 October 2017. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be de -termined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.



Mali Hydrological and Meteorological Services Modernization Project: The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve the country’s hydro-meteorological, early warning and response systems and services in targeted areas. Concept completed on 31 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161406. US$ 8.3/22.8/2.5 (IDA Credit/GCF/GFDR). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Security and Civil Protection (MSPC) - Directorate-General for Civil Protection (DGPC).

Water

Commercial Irrigated Agriculture Development Project: The objective of the project is to develop 7,500 hectares of commercially viable irrigated lands in the Office du Niger (OdN) area and ensure participation of water users in operation and maintenance of the schemes.

Concept completed on 27 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P159765. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Minister for Spatial Planning and Population; Ministry of Agriculture.

Mauritania

Education

Mauritania Education Support Project: The Development objective of this operation is to support the Govern-ment of Mauritania in improving the quality and efficiency of basic and secondary education. Identification com-pleted on 20 June 2017. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


MR-Banda Gas to Power Guarantee: The gas to power project will use natural gas discovered offshore for a power station to be built near Nouackchott. The power will be sold to SOMELEC in Mauritania, Senelec in Senegal and EDM in Mali using the existing OMVS regional grid Approval completed on 29 May 2014. Environmental As-sessment Category A. Project: P107940. US$ 130.0 (GUID). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Energy Tel: (222-46) 431-537, E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], Contact: Mamadou Amadou Kane, Directeur General de l'Electricite.

Supporting Gas Project Negotiations and Enhancing Institutional Capacities: To support the government capacity to drive negotiation towards final investment decision, and lay the foundations for the gas sector’s contri-bution to the economy through enhanced legal and regulatory frameworks and capacity building. Negotiations au-thorized on 30 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163563. US$ 20.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Petroleum, Energy and Mines.

Poverty and Equity

Mauritania Statistics System: The objective is to strengthen the capacity of the National Statistical System (NSS) in the production, analysis, dissemination and archiving of statistics for improved strategic planning and monitor-ing/evaluation of poverty and public policies. Identification completed on 29 September 2017. US$10.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Mauritania Youth Employment Project: The Project Development Objective is to promote the employability of vulnerable youth in Mauritania. Identification completed on 20 December 2016. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.



Mauritania Sustainable Livelihoods Project: To expand access to economic opportunities and sustainable liveli-hoods for refugees, returnees and local communities. Identification completed on 1 September 2016. Environmen-tal Assessment Category B. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Nouadhibou Eco-Seafood Cluster Project AF: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 27 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 8.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Imple-menting agency(ies) to be determined.

Mozambique

Agriculture

Smallholder Irrigated Agriculture and Market Access Project: The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) "is to improve smallholder agriculture productivity and market access in areas developed with irrigation in selected regions of the country and provide immediate and effective response to an eligible crisis or emergency." This would be accomplished through investments to: (i) increase technical capacity to develop and operate irrigated agricultural production systems, (ii) expand the area under small-scale irrigation; (iii) introduce productivity en-hancing technologies; and (iv) develop input and output market linkages and market access. Identification com-pleted on 16 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 80.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Education

Additional Financing for Mozambique Higher Education Science and Technology Project: The objectives of the Project are to: (a) increase the number and raise the quality of graduates at the undergraduate and graduate levels; (b) strengthen the national research capacities to produce research outputs of relevance to the Recipient’s strategic economic sectors; and (c) strengthen the institutional framework for TVET. Approval completed on 28 April 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P146602. US$ 45.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be re-quired. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Additional Financing for the Education Sector Support Project: The original PDO is to improve access to and, quality and equity of education. No changes to the PDO are proposed in the restructuring. Approval completed on 2 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160959. US$ 59.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be re-quired. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

MZ- AF to Education Sector Support Project: The objective is to assist the Government to: (a) pilot various types of community-based ECD interventions; (b) include provision of nutrition services for pregnant mothers and young children; and (c) create an ECD unit within the Ministry of Education. Approval completed on 1 May 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P124729. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be deter-mined. Government of Mozambique Tel: (258-21) 480-700, Contact: HE Said Baragoita, Minister.


(R) Mozambique Lighting and Grid Access Project (Moz-LIGA): The Project Development Objective is to in-crease access to electricity for households and enterprises in Mozambique. Concept completed on 21 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165453. US$ 80.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be de-termined. Fundo de Energia (FUNAE); Electricidade de Moçambique (EdM).

Mining and Gas Technical Assistance Additional Financing: The proposed project development objective is to strengthen the capacity and governance systems of key institutions to manage the mining and hydrocarbon sectors


in Mozambique. Approval completed on 1 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161683. US$ 28.0/1.0 (IDA Grant/FSCO). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter-mined.

Temane Regional Electricity Project: The Project Development Objectives are to increase electricity generation capacity with private sector participation and to enhance transmission capacity for domestic and regional market. Identification completed on 20 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 100.0/30.0/100.0/515.0 (IDA Credit/FSCO/ZMUL/ZPCO). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


(R) Mozambique Primary Health Care Strengthening Program: Objective to be Determined. Approval com-pleted on 20 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163541. US$ 80.0/25.0 (IDA Credit/GFF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Social Protection Project - Additional Financing: The objective of the project is to provide temporary income support to extremely poor households and to put in place the building blocks of a social safety net system. Approval completed on 10 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Consultants will be required. National Insti -tute of Social Action.


(N) Mozambique Disaster Risk Management and Resilience Program: The Program Development Objective is to strengthen the financial capacity of the Government of Mozambique to support disaster preparedness, response and resilience. Identification completed on 6 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

(R) Mozambique National Urban Development and Decentralization Project: Objective to be Determined. Concept completed on 8 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163989. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Mozambique Land Administration Project (Terra Segura): The Project Development Objective is to regularize land rights in selected priority districts and to modernize land administration services. Concept completed on 23 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164551. US$ 100.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Land, Environment and Rural Development.

Additional Financing for the Emergency Resilient Recovery Project: The Project Development Objective is to restore the functionality of critical infrastructure in a resilient manner in the disaster-affected provinces; and to im-prove the Government of Mozambique’s capacity to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible crisis or emer-gency.

Approval completed on 13 January 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161559. Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Cities and Climate Change PPCR AF: The proposed Additional Financing (AF) is one of the pilot investments ex-pected to be financed by the Pilot Project for Climate Resilience (PPCR). These pilots aim at to reduce current and future weather induced impacts on poor population and on Mozambique's fragile economy. This specific pilot will support green infrastructure investments in the City of Beira aiming at protecting existing natural drainages cour-ses to increase the city resilience to floods. Approval completed on 23 October 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 6.5/9.3 (CSCC/CSCF). Consulting services to be determined. Administration for Water Supply and Sanitation Infrastructure (AIAS).

Transport & ICT


MZ-Additional Financing for Roads and Bridges Management and Maintenance Program - Ph-2 (AF3): The project development objective of this phase of the APL is to improve access of the population to all-season roads through maintenance, rehabilitation and upgrading of the classified road network. Approval completed on 31 March 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P150956. US$ 73.6 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. ROAD FUND (Fundo de Estradas), Contact: Cecilio Granchane, Chairman; National Road Administration (ANE), Contact: Atanasio Mugunhe, Director General.

Integrated Feeder Road Development Project: The Project Development Objective is to enhance road access in selected rural areas in support of livelihoods of local communities and to provide immediate response to an eligible crisis or emergency as needed. Negotiations authorized on 13 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158231. US$ 150.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Road Fund.

Water

Mozambique Urban Sanitation and Drainage Project: To increase access to sanitation services in selected cities and increase national capacity to plan and implement sanitation investments in Mozambique. Concept com-pleted on 28 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P161777. US$ 135.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. National Directorate of Water Supply and Sanitation (DNAAS); Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Management Agency (AIAS).

Niger

Agriculture

NIGER - AGRICULTURAL AND LIVESTOCK TRANSFORMATION PROJECT: The Development Objective (PDO) is “to increase productivity for selected agriculture and livestock value chains, and strengthen the country’s capacity to respond to eligible crisis or emergency”. Identification completed on 7 July 2017. US$ 130.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Additional Financing for the Niger Community Action Phase 3: The PDO under the AF was slightly revised to strengthen the Recipient’s local development planning and implementation capacities, to support the targeted pop-ulation in improving agriculture productivity, and to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible crisis or emer -gency. Approval completed on 29 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 20.8/2.3 (IDA Grant/PHRD). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Additional Financing Electricity Access Expansion Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification com-pleted on 18 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 56.0/14.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Additional Financing for Niger CAPCR: The project development objective (PDO) is to improve the resilience of the populations and of production systems to climate change and variability in targeted Communes. Identification completed on 16 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 9.6 (CRLD). No consultants are re-quired. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Governance

Mining Governance Project: Improved Management and Transparency of Extractive Revenues Identification com-pleted on 8 June 2017. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Poverty and Equity

(R) Quality Data for Decision Making: The PDO of this project is to improve data quality and use. Concept com-pleted on 8 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165062. US$ 20.0 (IDA Grant). No consultants are required. Institut National de la Statsitique.


(R) Youth Employment and Productive Inclusion Project: The objective of the project is to provide access to income generating opportunities to youths in selected poor areas in Niger Concept completed on 28 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P163157. US$ 30.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Employment, Work and Social Protection.


Niger Forcibly Displaced Support Project: The project development objective is to improve access to basic ser-vices and economic opportunities for forcibly displaced and host communities in select areas. Concept completed on 29 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164563. US$ 40.0/25.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Cabinet du Premier Ministre; Projet de Gestion des Risques de Catastrophes et de Développement Urbain; Stratégie de Développement et de Sécurité dans les zones sahélo sahariennes du Niger (SDS).

Transport & ICT

(R) Niger Rural Mobility and Connectivity Project: The project development objective is to improve road ac-cess of farming communities to markets and essential services in selected areas. Concept completed on 27 Decem-ber 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164498. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be re-quired. Ministry of Equipment.

Water

Urban Water and Sanitation Project - AF: To increase access to sustainable water supply services and to im-proved sanitation services in some urban areas in the recipient's territory.

Approval completed on 30 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159240. US$ 10.0/60.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Nigeria

Agriculture

Ogun State Nigeria:Agricultural Production and Industrialization PforR: Objective to be Determined. Identi-fication completed on 23 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 350.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project: The Project Development Objectives (PDO) is to im-prove productivity, resilience and market access of selected livestock value chains, and to strengthen institutional capacity in service delivery. Concept completed on 18 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160865. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Develop -ment.

Second Additional Financing to Third National Fadama Development Proj: The new PDO will be: to increase the incomes for users of rural lands and water resources in a sustainable manner, and to contribute to restoration


of the livelihoods of conflict affected households in the selected area in the North East of the Recipient’s territory. Approval completed on 7 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158535. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Education

Nigeria: AF - State Education Program Investment Project: The project development objective is to strengthen the educational system by supporting: (a) need-based teacher deployment; (b) school-level management and accountability; and (c) measurement of student learning in the Participating States. Approval completed on 7 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157890. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


NG-Electricity Transmission Project: The project development objective is to increase the transfer capacity of the transmission network in Nigeria. Negotiations authorized on 6 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P146330. US$ 486.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Transmission Company of Nige-ria, Contact: Mr. Mack Kast, Managing Director/CEO.

Nigeria Electrification Project: The development objective is to increase access to electricity services for house-holds, universities, and small businesses in rural areas Concept completed on 16 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161885. US$ 350.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Rural Electrifica-tion Agency.

Power Sector Recovery Performance Based Loan: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 10 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 1000.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Nigeria Electricity and Gas Improvement Project Additional Financing: Additional financing to the Nigeria Electricity and gas improvement project to cover additional PRGs for Gas supply to government owned power plants, in particular the Sapele, Olorunsogo and Alaoji plants held by the NIGER DELTA POWER HOLDING COM-PANY. The NDPHC is scheduled to commission power generation units in three of the NIPP plants at Sapele, Olorunsogo and Alaoji. The units to be commissioned will have a combined initial generation capacity of 575 MW. The 3 plants will have a final generation capacity of 1,974 MW upon completion. These plants urgently require exe-cuted Gas Sales Supply Agreements (GSAs) with prospective gas suppliers and IOCs who have emphasized the need for a payment guarantees to enter into long term supply agreements for the fuel deliveries. In accordance with World Bank PRG guidelines, the Federal Ministry of Finance on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria is re-quired to nominate parties with whom the World Bank Gan enter into negotiations on PRGs. Therefore, I am writing to request that the World Bank extends the coverage of NEGIP to include NDPHC's NIPP plants and to nominate the NDPHC as a party with whom the World Bank can enter into formal negotiations on the potential provision of PRGs for the individual projects. Approval completed on 19 June 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P126190. US$ 200.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Power Holding Company of Nigeria Tel: (234-9) 413-6684, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Mansuru A. Ganiyu, Project Manager.


Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) - Additional Financing: To reduce vulner-ability to soil erosion in targeted sub-watersheds.

This innovative, multi-sectoral project will finance State-led interventions to prevent and reverse land degradation on a demand-driven basis, initially focusing on gully erosion sites in ready southeastern States that threaten infra -structure and livelihoods. Investments are a strategic combination of civil engineering, vegetative land management and other watershed protection measures, plus complementary community-led livelihood enhancements. Over the


course of the 8-year project, sites in up to 11 States will phase in as States and their designs become ready. The sustainability of these investments will be reinforced by strengthening institutions and information services across sectors in all three tiers of government, including support to help improve governance, regulatory compliance, envi -ronmental monitoring, watershed and land use planning, and by strengthening the country's capacity to promote and implement climate resilient, low carbon development. An impact evaluation is included to test aspects of project design. Identification completed on 11 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 300.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Governance

States Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability PforR: To improve systems for collection and management of public funds, enhance fiscal performance, and improve service delivery of States in Nigeria Identifi-cation completed on 14 October 2016. Project: P162009. US$ 750.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be deter -mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Nigeria: Fiscal Governance and Institutions Project: The project development objective (PDO) is to improve fis-cal management and accountability of selected federal government entities, and national statistics for policy mak-ing. Concept completed on 29 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P163540. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Federal Ministry of Finance.


Nigeria Polio Eradication Support Project Additional Financing: To assist the Recipient, as part of a global polio eradication effort, to achieve and sustain at least 80% coverage with oral polio vaccine immunization in every state in the Recipient's territory, and sustain national routine immunization coverage. Identification completed on 29 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Additional Financing Nigeria State Health Investment Project: To increase the delivery and use of high im-pact maternal and child health interventions and improve quality of care available to the people of Nasarawa, Ondo and all the states in the North East. Approval completed on 7 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 125.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

NSHIP AF3: The project development objectives (PDO) is to increase the delivery and utilization of high impact maternal, child, reproductive and disease control health interventions particularly among the poor and improve the quality of care provided in publicly-financed health facilities within project states Identification completed on 11 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 20.0 (GFF). Consulting services to be determined. Imple-menting agency(ies) to be determined.

Additional Financing NG-Polio Eradication Support Project: To assist the Recipient, as part of a global polio eradication effort, to achieve and sustain at least 80% coverage with oral polio vaccine immunization in every state in the Recipient's territory, and sustain national routine immunization coverage. Approval completed on 7 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 125.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria: The proposed PDO is "to expand utilization of cost-effective nutrition services for women of reproductive age and children under two years in select areas of the Recipient's territory". Concept completed on 6 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162069. US$ 350.0/10.0 (IDA Credit/GFF). Consultants will be required. Federal Ministry of Health.


Community and Social Development AF-2: The new PDO is to increase access by the poor people, and particu-larly by the internally displaced and vulnerable people in the North East of Nigeria, to improved social and natural resource infrastructure services in a sustainable manner throughout Nigeria. Approval completed on 7 June 2016.


Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157898. US$ 75.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Im-plementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Nigeria Youth Employment and Social Support AF: The project development objective is to increase access of the poor and vulnerable, using improved social safety net systems, to youth employment opportunities in all Partici -pating States and to provide Targeted Cash Transfers to the poor, vulnerable and internally displaced people (IDPs) in the North East States. Approval completed on 7 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157899. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Nigeria For Women Project: To support women’s access to social and financial capital for improved economic livelihood opportunities in targeted areas of Nigeria

Concept completed on 14 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161364. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Federal Ministry of Finance.

Transport & ICT

Nigeria Green Belt Corridors Development Program: The proposed Program Development Objective (PDO)of the Nigeria green belt corridors development program is to improve transport and trade connectivity and facilitate market integration along Nigeria’s key economic corridors.

This is a multi-sectoral complex and long-term undertaking that requires adopting a multiphase programmatic in-strument/approach (MPA). The Government of Nigeria (GON) has requested financing for the improvement of criti-cal road infrastructure and logistics services along the economic corridors spread in the gateway states, south east -ern region, north western region and River Nile corridor. The request includes 23 road projects with a total length of about 2,400km. The investment requirement for the urban renewal is anticipated to be high. Private investment is required to operationalize the SEZs and establish commodity exchange centers. Therefore, the proposed pro-gram will be implemented in phases.

This MPA will support an integrated approach to economic corridor development with a focus on: i) upgrading pri -ority transport corridors at the national and sub-national levels; ii) improving logistics infrastructure and services; and iii) creating an enabling environment for private investment.

Phase 1 will focus on improving priority transport corridors at the national and sub-national levels, whilst develop-ing the interventions that will support the economic transformation by addressing key regulatory gaps along the economic corridors.

Phases 2 and 3 will expand the support for spatial transformation and regional economic integration through the development of economic development corridors and other complementary interventions with multi-sectoral inter-ventions at national and sub-national levels.

Identification completed on 13 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 930.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Rwanda

Agriculture

Transformation of Agriculture Sector Program Phase 3 PforR Additional Financing: Objective to be Deter-mined. Approval completed on 28 February 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161000. US$ 46.0/10.0 (IDA Credit/RWAG). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


(R) Sustainable Agricultural Intensification and Food Security Project: To enhance agricultural productivity, value chain development and food and nutrition security of targeted rural populations in an environmentally sus-tainable manner. Concept completed on 30 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164520. US$ 26.3 (GAFS). No consultants are required. Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB).

Transformation of Agriculture Sector Program 4 PforR Phase 2: Objective to be Determined. The objective of the proposed PforR operation is to increase and intensify the productivity of the Rwandan agricultural and livestock sectors and expand the development of value chains. The proposed operation supports the Government of Rwanda's strategic objectives of the Transformation of Agriculture Sector Program Phase 4 with aims to enhance food secu-rity and nutrition contributing to reduction in poverty and inclusive economic growth. The proposed PforR opera -tion is designed as a programmatic results-based approach in the agriculture sector. The Program is based on well-functioning Government fiduciary systems and practices, including contract and financial management, governance and anti-corruption systems, social and environmental regulations and systems, and technical capacities. Identifica-tion completed on 21 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Finance & Markets

Affordable Housing Finance project: This operation aims to support catalyzing the market for affordable housing through (i) the creation of a mortgage refinance window with the Development Bank of Rwanda, to address the acute lack of long-term funding available to lenders in the affordable housing finance space; (ii) the development of a social housing fund that could subsidize part of credit interest rate for eligible borrowers; and (iii) building the capacity of banks, microfinance institutions, and non-bank financial intermediaries to develop innovative instru-ments aimed at low-income borrowers

Identification completed on 26 October 2017. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Im-plementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Governance

(R) Rwanda Public Finance Management Reform Project: To strengthen policy alignment of the budget, value for money in service delivery and quality financial reporting Concept completed on 19 December 2017. Environ-mental Assessment Category C. Project: P164807. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. MINECOFIN.


(R) Rwanda Stunting Prevention and Reduction Project:

The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to contribute to the reduction in the stunting rate among children under five years of age (with a focus on those under two) in the targeted districts.

Appraisal completed on 8 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164845. US$ 25.0/10.0/20.0 (IDA Credit/GFF/SUN). Consultants will be required. Rwanda Biomedical Center.


(R) Strengthening Social Protection Project: To improve the effectiveness of Rwanda’s social protection sys-tem, notably the flagship Vision 2020 Umurenge Program (VUP), for targeted vulnerable groups.

Approval completed on 18 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162646. US$ 80.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Local Government (MINALOC); Local Administrative Entities Development Agency (LODA), Contact: Saidi Sibomana, Deputy Director General.



Rwanda Displaced Persons Development Response Project: to improve access to livelihoods and socio-eco-nomic infrastructure for displaced people and host communities in the

targeted areas. Identification completed on 8 September 2017. US$ 30.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be de-termined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Rwanda Urban Development Phase II: To improve access to basic infrastructure and urban management in par-ticipating urban areas of Rwanda Identification completed on 2 August 2017. US$ 90.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Transport & ICT

Rwanda Feeder Roads Development Project - Additional Finance: The objective of the project is to enhance all season road connectivity to agricultural market centers in selected Districts. Negotiations authorized on 27 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P158092. US$ 68.0 (FSSP). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning; Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI).

Sao Tome and Principe

Education

STP Quality Education for All - AF: The Development Objective of the proposed operation is to improve the sys-tem of in-service teacher training and to strengthen the management of human resources in the education sector in São Tomé and Príncipe. Approval completed on 27 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P150828. US$ 3.5 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. AFAP, Contact: Jorge Bom Jesus, Minister.

Finance & Markets

Sao Tome and Principe: Institutional Capacity Building Project: To improve selected public institutions’ ca-pacity to perform their functions. Concept completed on 24 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P162129. US$ 12.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Central Bank.

Transport & ICT

Sao Tome e Principe Transport Sector Development and Coastal Protection Project: The proposed PDOs is to reduce road users’ cost and increase transport and urban infrastructure resilience to coastal erosion and rise of sea level Concept completed on 20 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161842. US$ 25.0/25.0/10.0 (IDA Grant/EUIB/NETH). No consultants are required. INAE (instituto Nacional das Estradas).

Senegal

Agriculture

Groundnut Competitiveness and Agriculture Diversification Project: Objective to be Determined. Identifica-tion completed on 17 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Education

Senegal Investing in the Early years for Human Development in Senegal: Improve access to quality ECD ser-vices for those most in need, in targeted regions. Identification completed on 1 November 2016. Environmental As-sessment Category B. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Senegal-Quality Improvement and Equity of Basic Education - AF: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 17 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Senegal Modern Energy Services Program for Results: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 14 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category U. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be de-termined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Senegal Solar Energy Development through IPPs Project: In the spirit of 'Scaling up Solar' initiative devel-oped by IFC, the Project will support Solar Energy Development in Senegal through IPPs selected competitively and transparently on the basis of the lowest price per kWh. In order to attract interest from major international develop-ers, minimize transaction costs and uncertainties with regard to contract negotiations and finance mobilization, the bidding package will include draft legal agreements (PPAs, and concession agreements) as well as a financing pack-age (term sheet of loans, risk mitigation instruments including proposed Bank guarantee…). Identification com-pleted on 8 December 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P153826. US$ 35.0 (GUID). Consult -ing services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Governance

Public Financial Management Strengthening Technical Assistance Project: To enhance budget credibility, transparency and accountability mechanisms in the use and management of central Government financial re-sources.

The project aims to support the modernization of the Public Financial Management system and the implementation of a Public Sector performance based system in Senegal.

It includes five components: (1) Strengthening Fiscal Policies and Planning; (2) Improving Budget Execution and Reporting Processes; (3) Strengthening the Capacity of External Audit and Legislative Oversight; (4) Project Man-agement; and (5) Supporting the Implementation of a Public Sector Performance-Based Management and Results Monitoring System. Approval completed on 31 July 2014. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P146859. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. PFM Reform Secretary Tel: (221) 821-4587, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Cheikh Tidiane Diop, Coordinator.


Investing in Maternal and Child Health: The Project Development Objective is to increase utilization and im-prove the quality of health services with a particular focus on reproductive, maternal, adolescent and child health and nutrition services. Identification completed on 30 September 2016. US$ 30.0/15.0 (IDA Credit/GFF). Consult-ing services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Social Safety Net: The objectives of the Project are to: (a) support the establishment of building blocks for the so-cial safety net system; and (b) increase the access of poor and vulnerable households to targeted and adaptive cash transfers programs. Approval completed on 24 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P156160. US$ 11.1 (AFRH). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Senegal - Youth employment and social inclusion project: The development objective is to improve the effec-tiveness of traditional apprenticeships and youth employment services and to improve access to skills and produc -tive opportunities for targeted youth. Concept completed on 3 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162354. US$ 90.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Prime Minister's Office.


Additional Financing - Stormwater Management and Climate Change Adaptation Project: To improve flood prevention management in peri-urban areas of Dakar and to promote city sustainability management practices, in-cluding climate resilience, in two selected urban areas Approval completed on 27 May 2015. Environmental Assess-ment Category A. Project: P152150. US$ 35.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Senegal Municipal Solid Waste Management Project: The development objective of the project is to strengthen the governance of solid waste management in Senegal and improve solid waste management services in selected Senegalese cities. Concept completed on 25 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P161477. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Unite de Coordination et de Gestion (UCG).

(R) MUNICIPALITIES AND AGGLOMERATIONS SUPPORT PROGRAM: 19.The proposed Project Development Objective is to support the Government of Senegal in: (a) setting up financial mechanisms and institutional struc -tures to implement its decentralization policy; and (b) strengthening the capacity of selected urban local govern-ments for effective, accountable and inclusive service delivery. Negotiations authorized on 6 December 2017. Envi-ronmental Assessment Category U. Project: P157097. US$ 110.0/90.0 (IDA Credit/FRDE). Consulting services to be determined. Municipal Development Agency; GOVERNMENT OF SENEGAL.

Water

Senegal Urban Water and Sanitation Project - Additional Financing: The proposed Project Development Ob-jective (PDO) is to improve access to water and sanitation services in selected urban areas in a financially sustain -able manner.

Approval completed on 6 July 2017. Project: P162537. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be deter-mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

(R) Senegal Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project: The project's development objective is to increase ac-cess to improved water and sanitation services in selected rural areas and strengthening capacity for water re-sources management. Concept completed on 21 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164262. US$ 130.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Direction de l'Hydraulique (DH); Office des Forages Ruraux (OFOR); Direction de Gestion et de Planification des Ressources en Eau (DGPRE); Project Implementation Unit (PIU); Direction de l'Assainissement (DA); Office National de l'Assainissement du Sénégal (ONAS).

Sierra Leone

Education

(R) Sierra Leone Skills Development Project: The Project Development objective (PDO) is to increase access to demand-led skills training and build the foundations for a demand-led skills development system in Sierra Leone.

Project Beneficiaries. The beneficiaries of the project will include employees and employers of businesses in produc-tive sectors, industry associations, students and staff of public and private TVET institutions and polytechnics, and relevant Government agencies engaged in skills development.

B. Key Results


Progress towards meeting the PDO would be measured through the following key outcome indicators:

a)Increased number of youth (disaggregated by gender) having successfully completed demand-led skills develop-ment training programs.

b)Foundations for a demand-led skills development system developed in pilot sector(s), i.e. process for accreditation of training programs using competency standards and industries’ participation established.

Concept completed on 6 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P163723. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance and Economic Development.

Additional Financing of the Revitalizing Education Development in Sierra Leone Project: The Project De-velopment Objective is to improve the learning environment in targeted schools and establish systems for monitor-ing of education interventions and outcomes. To do this, the Project will finance elements of the ESP that deliver in-termediate results while simultaneously addressing critical issues in the system to build the foundation for better management and efficiency within the sector.

Approval completed on 20 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163161. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Extractive Industries Technical Assistance Project Phase 2: The proposed project development objective is to strengthen governance, knowledge, and sustainability of the extractives sector in Sierra Leone. Approval completed on 22 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160719. US$ 20.0 (IDA Grant). Consul-tants will be required. Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources.

(N) SL _ Bumbuna II Hydropower Project: The project development objective is to provide affordable clean en-ergy for poverty reduction and shared growth Identification completed on 7 December 2017. US$ 120.0/30.0/148.0 (IDA Credit/AFDB/EBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Governance

(N) Enabling Local Service Delivery in Sierra Leone: To improve the adequacy, transparency, reliability and cooperative management of resources for local service delivery in Sierra Leone Identification completed on 1 De-cember 2017. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter-mined.

Public Financial Management Improvement and Consolidation -Additional Financing Project: The modi-fied project development objective reads as follows: to improve the public financial management system and ac-countability in the use of government finances. Approval completed on 7 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P162667. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Poverty and Equity

Improving Statistics in Sierra Leone: To strengthen the capacity of Statistics Sierra Leone to fill data gaps, im-prove statistical production, and enhance the dissemination of statistical data. Identification completed on 9 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 5.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Imple-menting agency(ies) to be determined.



Social Safety Nets Additional Financing: The project development objective is to establish the key building blocks for a basic national safety net system and to provide income support to extremely poor households in Sierra Leone. Approval completed on 6 August 2015. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P154454. US$ 10.0/4.3 (IDA Grant/ERR). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


(R) Freetown Emergency Recovery Project: The Project Development Objective is to rehabilitate selected criti-cal infrastructure and to strengthen government capacity for managing disaster risk. Negotiations authorized on 21 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P166075. US$ 10.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MoFED).

Sierra Leone Land Administration Reform Project: The Development Objective is to enhance land tenure secu-rity by building capacity of relevant institutions to i) map and record family tenure in the Northern, Southern and Eastern Areas and ii) strengthen the cadaster and Registry General in the Western Area. Identification completed on 16 August 2017. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Sierra Leone Sustainable Development Tourism Project: To improve the tourism business environment, en-hance market access, and improve tourism products and services in Sierra Leone. Identification completed on 1 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Sierra Leone Agro-Processing Competitiveness Project: The project objective is to contribute to increasing productivity and market shares of agro-processing firms in targeted agri-clusters in the Northern Economic Corri-dor in Sierra Leone. Concept completed on 14 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160295. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Trade and Industry.

Transport & ICT

Freetown Integrated Urban Transport Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve mobility and road safety in a pilot area and enhance institutional capacity to plan and manage urban transport in the city of Freetown. Identification completed on 21 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Somalia


(R) Somali Electricity Access Project: The Project Objective is to expand access to electricity in targeted rural and peri urban communities in Somalia, including Somaliland Concept completed on 5 December 2017. Environ-mental Assessment Category B. Project: P165497. US$ 5.5 (SOMP). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Fi-nance, Somaliland; Ministry of Energy and Water Resources; Ministry of Energy and Minerals, Somaliland.

Governance

(N) Second Public Financial Management Capacity Strengthening-Additional Financing: The Project De-velopment Objective is to establish and strengthen institutional capacity for the management of public funds in Cen-tral Finance Agencies Identification completed on 30 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 10.0 (SOMP). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance, Puntland; Ministry of Finance of Somaliland Hargeisa; Ministry of Finance Federal Government.



Somali Urban Investment Planning: To provide (i) an assessment of the feasibility of, and preliminary plans for, selected urban investment and institutional strengthening activities in southern Somalia, Puntland and Somaliland, and (ii) enhanced project preparation and implementation capacity of participating agencies.

Approval completed on 4 February 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P150374. US$ 6.0 (SOMP). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance, Contact: H.E. Mohamed Adan Ibrahim, Minister; Min-istry of Finance, Contact: Zamzam Abdi Adan, Minister; Hargeisa Municipality, Contact: Abdurahman Mohamud Aided, Mayor; Mogadishu Municipality, Contact: Yusuf Hussein Jim'ale, Mayor; Garowe Municipality, Contact: Has-san Mohamed Isse, Mayor; Hargeisa Water Agency, Contact: Ibrahim Siyad Yonis, Manager.

Somali Urban Resilience and Recovery Project: To provide basic infrastructure and improve implementation ca-pacity in targeted areas. Identification completed on 24 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 20.4 (SOMP). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Transport & ICT

Additional Financing: ICT Sector Support in Somalia (Phase 2): Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 20 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 14.0/2.0 (SOMP/SPBF). Consulting ser-vices to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

South Africa


Technical Assistance Project for the Development Carbon Capture and Storage in the Republic of South Africa: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to assess the feasibility of, and build expert capacity for, car-bon capture and storage in South Africa. Approval completed on 22 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Cate -gory A. Project: P149521. US$ 23.0 (CARB). Consultants will be required. South African National Energy Develop-ment Institute (SANEDI); Department of Energy Government of South Africa.

South Sudan

Agriculture

South Sudan Agriculture Development and Food Security Project: The proposed development objective of the proposed project is to contribute to increased crop production and productivity in selected areas, lay the foundation for the recovery of the agriculture sector, and improve the Recipient's capacity to respond promptly and effectively to an Eligible Crisis or Emergency Identification completed on 20 December 2011. Environmental Assessment Cat-egory B. US$ 50.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


South Sudan Energy Sector Technical Assistance Project: The project development objective (PDO) is to strengthen the capacity of the Recipient for improved energy sector planning and management supporting access enhancement. Negotiations authorized on 17 November 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P145581. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Electricity, Dams, Irrigation and Water Resources, Contact: H.E Jemma Nunu Kumba, Minister.

Governance


Institutional Development and Capacity Building Project: To improve selected government systems and capa-bilities with respect to human resource management and public financial management in target ministries and agencies. Negotiations authorized on 22 October 2014. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P143975. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Labor, Public Service and HRD, Contact: Juma Yoane Kedi, Undersecretary, Public Service; Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, Contact: Wani Buyu, Un-dersecretary; Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, Contact: Maxwell Lobokha, Director, Planning; Ministry of Public Service and Human Resource Development, Contact: Lily Manyiel, Ag. Director for Policy.


South Sudan Health Services Support Project: South Sudan is experiencing major escalating humanitarian, de-velopment, economic and security crises of unprecedented proportions, affecting all parts of the country, as well as neighboring countries. The drop in oil prices and the large expenditures related to the conflict has led to hyper in-flation (exceeding 800 percent in Nov 2016), where the country’s economy is on the verge of a collapse. Social indi -cators are among the worst in the world and have worsened during the civil war. The peace dividend in this area is to restore normalcy and for the Government to restart the process of public service delivery.

In this context, the Bank has supported the delivery of primary health care and procurement of pharmaceuticals in the country’s two most conflict-affected and densely populated states—Upper Nile and Jonglei—through the Health Rapid Results project (HRRP) (approved April, 2012). In anticipation of the project’s closure (end-March 2018), the Government formally requested on July 21, 2017 financial support to ensure sustainability of the health programs and their development impact. Without the proposed Bank support to the Upper Nile and Jonglei states, there would no financing for these states. The overarching objective of the new operation would be to increase coverage of essential health services in the Upper Nile and Jonglei states, while building the capacity for implementation, co-ordination, monitoring and evaluation. The other states are covered by the Health Pooled Fund (HPF) donor part -ners, led by DFID. The Bank is working in close coordination with the DFID and other partners.

Identification completed on 19 September 2017. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Im-plementing agency(ies) to be determined.

South Sudan Health Rapid Results Project AF: The proposed revised PDO is to: i) improve delivery of high im-pact primary health care services, including pharmaceuticals in Upper Nile and Jonglei states; and iii) to strengthen coordination and M&E implementation capacities of the MOH. Approval completed on 27 June 2016. Environmen-tal Assessment Category B. Project: P156917. US$ 40.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Fi -nance and Economic Planning, Contact: Moses Moses Mabior Deu, Director of Aid Co-ordination.

South Sudan Health Rapid Results AF: The additional financing to Rapid Results Health Project will ensure con-tinuity of high impact primary health care services in Upper Nile and Jonglei States of South Sudan. The project de -velopment objectives (PDOs) are: (i) to improve the delivery of high impact primary health care services in Recipi -ent's states of Jonglei and Upper Nile; and (ii) to strengthen coordination and monitoring and evaluation capacities of the Ministry of Health. The additional financing will provide support to the two original components: i) Compo-nent 1 will support Delivery of high impact Primary Health Care services; ii) Component 2 will strengthen capacity of MOH at the national level. The project will also support performance based contracting, exact details of the amounts to be financed from the HRITF (possibly for amounts upto US$15 million) are still being discussed. Ap-proval completed on 13 March 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P146413. US$ 10.0/25.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). No consultants are required. .., Contact: ..


Safety Net and Skills Development Project Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 8 February 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.



Local Governance and Service Delivery Project: To improve local governance and service delivery in participat-ing counties in South Sudan. Identification completed on 9 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Sudan


Sudan Sustainable Natural Resources Management Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification com-pleted on 23 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 7.3 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Swaziland


Improved Access to Electricity Service Project: To increase access to electricity services in peri urban and rural areas of Swaziland. Identification completed on 16 November 2017. US$25.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be de-termined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Governance

IMPROVING PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE PROJECT: The project development objective is to improve public sector performance in selected ministries, departments and agencies through the strengthening of human and public resources management and use of data. Approval completed on 12 January 2017. Environmental As-sessment Category C. Project: P152528. US$25.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Fi-nance, Contact: Bheki Bhembe, Principal Secretary; Prime Minister's Office, Contact: Mbuso C. Dlamini, Secretary to Cabinet.


Swaziland Private Sector Competitiveness: The development objective is: to support an improved investment climate and strengthen competitiveness of firms, especially in the agribusiness and tourism sectors.

Approval completed on 30 November 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151433. US$25.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Economic Planning and Development, Contact: Vusie Dlamini, Head of ACMS.

Tanzania

Education

(N) Higher Education for Economic Transformation Project: Strengthening quality, labor market relevance and applied research capacity of higher education hubs for economic transformation. Identification completed on 6 December 2017. US$ 300.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be de-termined.

Education Program for Results Additional Financing (EPforR AF): Objective to be Determined. Approval com-pleted on 23 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162470. US$ 80.0 (IDA Credit). Consult -ing services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.



Tanzania Utility Strengthening Project (TUSP): The project development objective of the Tanzania Utility Strengthening Project (TUSP) is to expand electricity access, improve supply services and enhance operational per -formance of the utility. The project has five components: a-) distribution grid densification program, including grid extension, rehabilitation and metering; b-) electricity transmission strengthening (selected priority investment in extension and rehabilitation of transmission infrastructure); c-) distribution control center upgrade in Dar es Salaam; d-) strengthening utility operations and revenue management through upgrading the MIS, GIS, advanced metering and billing systems; and e-) technical assistance & capacity building. Identification completed on 21 No-vember 2017. US$ 400.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter -mined.

TZ Sustainable Management of Mineral Resources: To strengthen the Governments capacity to manage the mineral sector to improve the socioeconomic impacts of large and small-scale mining for Tanzania and Tanzanians and enhance private local and foreign investment. Approval completed on 7 May 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151124. US$ 45.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Finance & Markets

Housing Finance Project: The revised PDO is as follows: To facilitate the development of the housing finance market through the provision of medium and long-term liquidity to lenders. Approval completed on 24 February 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. BANK OF TAN-ZANIA, Contact: Albert Mkenda, Program Manager (PIU).

Tanzania Financial Inclusion Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve financial inclusion in Tanzania and expand access to credit for MSMEs. The operation will have a gender focus to address the specific inclusion and access constraints faced by women in Tanzania. Concept completed on 29 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P161355. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. BANK OF TANZA-NIA.

Governance

Tanzania Public Service Modernization Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 31 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be deter-mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


(R) Investing in the Early Years: Improve coverage and quality of the early childhood development services for the first 1,000 days in selected regions. Concept completed on 28 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Cat-egory B. Project: P164758. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. President’s Office Re -gional Administration and Local Government; Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children.

Poverty and Equity

Development Support for Tanzania Statistics: To strengthen the capacity of the national statistical bureau to collect, process, and disseminate data and statistics on living standards, labor markets, and agriculture. Negotia -tions authorized on 14 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P159954. US$ 8.7 (EUDF). Consultants will be required. United Republic of Tanzania; National Bureau of Statistics.

Public Private Partnership


Support to Tanzania Sub Sovereign PPP Projects: The development objective of the TSPF is sustainable private financing of sub-sovereign public services. Identification completed on 7 September 2017. Environmental Assess-ment Category A. US$ 7.5 (TZPP). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter-mined.


TZ-PSSN Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective of APL Phase 1 is to create a comprehensive, efficient, well-targeted productive social safety net system for the poor and vulnerable section of the Tanzanian pop-ulation. Approval completed on 16 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151838. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Tanzania Productive Social Safety Net Project II: Support the government to consolidate the national produc-tive safety net systems in order to improve access to income-earning opportunities and socio-economic services for extreme poor households Identification completed on 29 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 300.0/3.4/0.9/49.5/9.1/96.0 (IDA Credit/AID/BMGF/DFID/GIRR/SIDA). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Tanzania Strategic Cities Project AF: The Government of the Tanzania (GoT) has asked for Additional Financing (AF) under OP/BP 10.00 in the amount of US$80 million to the Tanzania Strategic Cities Project. The requested ad-ditional support is needed to scale up the project's investments. The original project has been under satisfactory im-plementation since 2011.

The additional financing is sought to finance the following three board types of investments: (i) Enhancements to the functionality and sustainability of the works completed and ongoing under the current project, such as drainage/pedestrian amenities and additional land-fill cells and solid waste equipment. (ii) Investments -mainly ur-ban roads and some storm drains- from the ‘long-list’ that were originally prepared and screened during original project appraisal in FY2010/11, but not included in the project due to limited IDA availability. (iii) Newly identified sub-projects which are also mostly urban roads and two new land-fills. Approval completed on 29 May 2014. Envi -ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P148974. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Prime Minister's Office - Regional Administration and Local Government Tel: (255-26) 232-1908/2848, E-mail: NA, Con-tact: Chandanie Wijayawardene, Director General.

TSCP Second Additional Financing: To improve the quality of and access to basic urban services in Participating LGAs. Approval completed on 27 February 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159489. US$ 130.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Land Tenure Improvement Project: To strengthen the land administration system and increase tenure security in both urban and rural areas. Identification completed on 21 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 75.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Tanzania Area Development Project for Refugee-hosting Districts: to improve access to livelihoods and socio-economic infrastructure for displaced people and host communities in the targeted areas. Identification completed on 2 August 2017. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Zanzibar Integrated Urban Development Project: The development objective of the project is to support the Re-gional Government of Zanzibar in improving the well-being of the households and the livability of the built environ -ment, with enhanced service delivery, cultural heritage preservation, and urban management. Identification com-pleted on 5 October 2017. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Dar es Salaam Flood Risk Management Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 30


June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 20.0 (TURP). Consulting services to be determined. Imple -menting agency(ies) to be determined.

Zanzibar Urban Services Project Additional Financing: Improve access to urban services and conserve physi-cal cultural heritage in Zanzibar. Approval completed on 13 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P155392. US$ 55.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be de-termined.


Private Sector Competitiveness Project Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Approval com-pleted on 27 December 2013. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 60.2 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. United Republic of Tanzania, Contact: Chandanie Wijayawardene, Director General.

Industrial Competitiveness for Jobs: To improve and promote the investment climate and support industrial growth through facilitating increased domestic value addition Identification completed on 8 June 2016. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investments.

Transport & ICT

Digital Tanzania Program Phase I: Digital Foundations Project: To increase access to affordable, high quality internet services for government, businesses and citizens and to improve the government's capacity to deliver digi-tal public services. Concept completed on 8 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160766. US$ 140.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. President's Office - Public Service Manage-ment; Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication (Communication Sector).

Tanzania Rural Transport Program: Objective to be Determined. The project development objectives are to fa-cilitate sustainable road access of Tanzania’s rural populations to services, reduce transport costs on rural roads, and strengthen rural road management. Identification completed on 31 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 300.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter -mined.

(R) Tanzania Development Corridors Transport Project: The PDO is to improve transport connectivity in se-lected development corridors and institutional capacity for enhanced management of efficient, resilient, and safe road and airport transport systems. Concept completed on 27 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Cate-gory B. Project: P165660. US$ 685.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Tanzania National Roads Agency (TANROADS).

Water

Tanzania Water Sector Support Project - Additional Financing: The Additional finance will contribute to the country's water sector development program (WSDP) achieve its first phase target of providing access to the origi -nally planned beneficiaries of 10 villages per local Government Administration (LGAs). This target was down sized during restructuring of the project due to shortage of funding. Given the increased attention given to the Rural wa -ter supply in governments recent initiative of Big Result Now (BRN), the AF will be a timely response to assist gov-ernment achieve its objective. It will also be uninterrupted continuation of the Bank support during the transition from phase I to Phase II of the program. The AF will finance RWS schemes and completion works in urban compo -nent while at the same time provide program management assistance to Government's effort to streamline the new BRN initiative with the WSDP arrangement. It is expected that development partners such as the DFID will join the initiative. It is also envisaged that preparation of the follow on project to support the second phase of government's WSDP will be initiated in parallel to implementation of the Additional financing. Approval completed on 16 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P146700. US$ 44.9/13.0/15.0 (IDA Credit/DFID/KFW). Con-sultants will be required. Ministry of Water Tel: (255-22) 245-1530, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: EgR.


Bashir J. Mrindoko, Permanent Secretary.

Sustainable Rural Water and Sanitation Program: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 18 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 250.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Togo

Agriculture

PASA Additional Financing: The objectives of the Project are to (i) rehabilitate and reinforce productive capaci-ties among targeted beneficiaries across Selected Value Chains, and (ii) foster an enabling environment for the de-velopment of the agricultural sector, in the Recipient's territory.

Project Beneficiaries (within all five administrative regions of Togo)

1) 60,000 crop farmers

2) 13,000 animal herders

3) 1,600 fish producers

4) 500 fish merchants

5) 650,000 households raising poultry and/or small ruminants will benefit from dedicated animal vaccination cam-paigns

PDO Level Results Indicators

1) Farm output subject to project supported post-harvest value-adding schemes (rice,corn);

2) Increase of crop (coffee, cocoa) and continental fisheries output, and of livestock population (small ruminants, poultry) among project beneficiaries;

3) Rates of PNIASA financial execution (for PASA, PADAT and WAAPP altogether) and;

4) Number of direct beneficiaries. Approval completed on 14 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159637. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


(R) Energy Sector Support and Investment Project: The objective of the project is to improve the operational performance of the power sector and increase access to electricity in the capital city, Lomé. Approval completed on 20 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160377. US$ 35.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. MInistère de l'Energie et des Mines; CEET.

Governance

TOGO Economic Governance: The project development objective is to improve public investment management, domestic revenue mobilization and public accountability and monitoring mechanisms for better service delivery in priority sectors. Approval completed on 3 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P158078. US$ 15.0/5.6 (IDA Grant/EUDF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance.



(R) Togo Performance-Based Health System Support: To improve utilization and quality of reproductive, ma-ternal, neonatal, and child health services in selected regions. Concept completed on 8 December 2017. Environ-mental Assessment Category B. Project: P164886. US$ 20.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministère de la Santé et de la Protection sociale.

Poverty and Equity

Togo: Data for a fact based society: Enhance the public availability of relevant, good quality statistical data to lay the foundation for a fact based society. Identification completed on 23 November 2017. Environmental Assess-ment Category C. US$ 10.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be de-termined.


Community Development and Safety Nets Project Additional Financing: The proposed Project Development Objective is to provide poor communities with greater access to basic socio-economic infrastructures and social safety nets. Approval completed on 7 March 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P146598. US$ 12.1 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Technical Secretariat of the Community Development and Safety Nets Project Tel: (228) 220-7597, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Yawavi Agboka-Abalo, Coordonatrice du Sec-retariat Technique.


Emergency Infrastructure Rehabilitation & Energy Project - Additional Financing: The objectives are to: (a) increase access to infrastructure and urban services in Lome; and (b) support the Government's efforts to demon-strate concrete improvements in the lives of its citizens, a critical step for sustaining social and political stability in the country. Approval completed on 4 June 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 14.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Agence deExecution des Travaux Urbains (AGETUR) Tel: (229) 313-645, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Yuba Raj Pandey, Vice Chairman.

Togo - Urban Infrastructure Project: To support the government in improving urban management and increas-ing access to basic infrastructure services in participating cities.

The project will support the Government of Togo (GoT) to rehabilitate, restore, improve and expand access to basic infrastructure services for the population of the most deprived districts of beneficiary municipalities. The achieve-ment of this objective would support GoT's efforts to demonstrate visible and tangible improvements in the lives of its citizens that are critical for sustaining social and political stability in the country. Concept completed on 14 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161772. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministre de l’Urbanisme, de l’Habitat et du Cadre de Vie.

Uganda


IDA Guarantee for Renewable Energy Development Program: The project will provide for amongst others counterpart risk guarantee to cover the payment risk from Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Approval completed on 18 March 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P133318. US$ 160.0 (GUID). Con-sultants will be required. Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development Tel: (256-41) 434-9342, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Hon. Irene Muloni, Minister.

Governance


Narrowing the Governance Implementation Gap in Uganda (NGIGU): Objective to be Determined. Identifica-tion completed on 17 October 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P161981. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Additional Financing Uganda Reproductive Maternal and Child Health Services Improvement Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 10 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163691. US$ 25.0 (AFC2). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter-mined.


Uganda Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers Program: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 27 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160250. US$ 200.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Uganda Youth Employment Project: The Project Development Objective is to increase employment and earnings opportunities for targeted youth. Identification completed on 4 October 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


UG - Strengthening Social Risk Management and Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Response Project: The Project Development Objectives are to increase: (i) participation in Gender-Based Violence (GBV) pre-vention programs; and (ii) utilization of multi-sectoral response services for survivors of GBV in targeted districts. Approval completed on 20 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160447. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development; Republic of Uganda; Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development.

Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development Program - Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 25 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 300.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification com-pleted on 2 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 99.2/70.8 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Second Competitive and Enterprise Development Project: The development objective of the proposed Compet-itiveness and Enterprise Development Project 2 is to improve business environment and boost job creation in select sectors by strengthening institutions of land administration/management and boosting SME competitiveness. This will be based on supporting the GoU in fostering innovation, enhancing competitiveness of the light manufacturing sector by developing effective industrial infrastructure with linkages to small and medium-enterprises through tar -geted interventions, implementing the land administration reform, strengthening links between agriculture and manufacturing, and generating investments Identification completed on 18 October 2017. US$150.0 (IBRD). Con-sulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Water

(R) Integrated Water Management and Development Project: The project development objective (PDO) is to improve access to water supply and sanitation services, and strengthen the capacity for water resources manage -ment in project targeted areas. Concept completed on 13 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163782. US$ 260.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. National Water And Sewerage Corporation.

Uganda Irrigation Modernization Project: To provide irrigation and drainage services, and develop institutional capacity for irrigated agriculture production in the project areas. Identification completed on 24 April 2017. Envi-ronmental Assessment Category A. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Zambia

Education

Zambia Education Enhancement Project: The project development objective is to improve the quality of teach-ing and learning in mathematics and science in targeted primary and secondary schools and to increase equitable access to secondary education. Approval completed on 29 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158570. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance; Ministry of General Ed -ucation.


ZM-Guarantee for Scaling Solar (Round 2): The project development objective is to increase solar electricity generation capacity and diversify electricity generation resources in Zambia. Identification completed on 3 October 2017. US$ 15.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Electricity Service Access Project: The project development objective is to increase electricity access in Zambia's targeted rural areas. Approval completed on 27 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162760. US$ 26.5/7.0 (IDA Credit/GPBA). Consulting services to be determined. Rural Electrification Authority.

Second Scaling Solar Guarantee: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 8 May 2017. Environ-mental Assessment Category B. US$ 2.8/27.0/10.0 (GUID/ZMUL/ZPCI). Consulting services to be determined. Im-plementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Additional Financing for Zambia Strengthening Climate Resilience (PPCR Phase II): The development ob-jective of the project is to strengthen Zambia's institutional framework for climate resilience and improve the adap -tive capacity of vulnerable communities in the Barotse sub-basin and other regions. Identification completed on 9 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 14.6 (CIF). Consulting services to be determined. Im-plementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Transforming landscapes for resilience and development in Zambia: The project development objective is to increase the ecosystem resilience and productivity within vulnerable landscapes and enhance the disaster related preparedness of Zambia Identification completed on 16 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 75.0/75.0 (IDA Credit/GCF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Zambia - Mining and Environmental Remediation and Improvement Project: To reduce environmental health risks to the local population in critically polluted mining areas in Chingola, Kabwe, Kitwe and Mufulira mu-nicipalities, including lead exposure in Kabwe municipality Approval completed on 16 December 2016. Environ-mental Assessment Category A. Project: P154683. US$ 65.6 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Mines and Mineral Development; Ministry of Finance, Republic of Zambia.


Zambia Integrated Forest Landscape Project (GEF): To improve landscape management and increase environ-mental and economic benefits for targeted rural communities in the Eastern Province and to improve the Recipi -ent’s capacity to respond promptly and effectively to an Eligible Crisis or Emergency. Approval completed on 4 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157521. US$ 8.1 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. Interim Climate Change Secretariat, Contact: Chitembo Chunga, National Coordinator; Ministry of Finance, Con-tact: Ronald Simwinga, Dr..

Zimbabwe


Zimbabwe Health Sector Development Support Project III - AF: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase coverage of key maternal and child health interventions in targeted rural and urban districts consistent with the Recipient's ongoing health initiatives. Approval completed on 17 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163976. US$ 5.0 (GFF). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter-mined.

Zimbabwe Health Sector Development Support Project AF II: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase coverage of key maternal and child health interventions in targeted rural and urban districts consistent with the Recipient's ongoing health initiatives. Approval completed on 23 December 2015. Environmental Assess -ment Category B. Project: P156879. US$ 10.0 (HRBF). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Regional

Agriculture

Agricultural Productivity Program for Southern Africa - Angola & Lesotho: To increase the availability of im-proved agricultural technologies in participating countries in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) region. Concept completed on 16 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164486. US$30.0/20.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Angola Ministry of Agriculture; Lesotho Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security.

WAAPP -2A - Support to Groundnut Value Chain in Senegal: The development objective of WAAPP-2A is to scale-up the generation, dissemination and adoption of improved technologies in the participating countries’ prior-ity agricultural commodity areas. Approval completed on 17 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158265. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Additional Financing for West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAPP- 1C): To generate and ac-celerate the adoption of improved technologies in the participating countries' top agricultural commodity priority areas that are aligned with the sub-region's top agricultural commodity priorities, as outlined in the ECOWAP. Ap-proval completed on 3 February 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158983. US$ 53.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Ministere de l’Economie et de Finances/ Caisse Autonome d’Amortissement; Ministere de l’Economie et des Finances, Contact: Sani Yaya, Ministre; Ministere du Plan du Niger; Ministre de l’Economie et des Finances.

West Africa Agricultural Transformation Project: 19.The PDO is to accelerate adoption of agricultural im-proved technologies and innovations by small scale producers and contribute to improve enabling environment for regional market integration in the ECOWAS region, and enable the Governments to respond promptly and effec-


tively to eligible emergencies. Identification completed on 28 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 296.0/80.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be de-termined.

Strengthening Agricultural Higher Education in Africa: Develop relevant high-level agricultural skills while strengthening integration between agricultural higher education, research, entrepreneurship, and extension ser-vices at selected African universities in regional Key Gaps Areas Identification completed on 3 October 2017. Envi-ronmental Assessment Category B. US$ 170.0/30.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Eastern and Central Africa Agricultural Transformation Project: The development objective is to enhance re-gional collaboration to improve productivity, resilience, and competitiveness of selected agricultural commodity value chains and increase smallholder farmer access to the regional market for food commodities and products Identification completed on 8 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 485.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

AFCC2/RI-Regional Pastoral Livelihoods Resilience: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to enhance livelihood resilience of pastoral and agro-pastoral communities in cross-border drought prone areas of selected countries and to improve the capacity of the selected countries' governments to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible crisis or emergency. This second phase prepared through an Additional Financing aims at including Ethiopia in the project, as it has participated in most of the preparation process, together with Kenya, Uganda and IGAD. The RPLRP offers an innovative, comprehensive, and flexible response to pastoralists' vulnerability to drought by delivering key regional public goods to enhance their livelihoods. Building on a high-level agreement, the RPLRP embodies the first attempt in the HoA to deliver country-specific outputs directly linked to region-driven goals. RPLRP innovation also applies to the use of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT). When-ever possible, the RPLRP will be implemented through a sustainable landscape approach along cross-border live-stock routes and corridors. These routes and corridors will be central in targeting geographical cross-border clus-ters of sub-counties in Kenya and woredas in Ethiopia to deliver investments and services using this cross-border cluster approach. Selected clusters will receive a comprehensive package of investments and services. Approval completed on 21 October 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P150006. US$ 75.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance (Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia) Tel: (251-9) 2771-8854, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Fisseha Aberra, Director.

Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in East and Central Africa Multi-Donor Trust Fund: This is a request for Additional Financing to support the existing ASARECA MDTF (P112600, TF071104). A Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) was established at the World Bank in 2008 to support a program of integrated agricul -tural research for development, as described in ASARECA's 5-year OP (2008/09-2013/14). The MDTF is intended to facilitate donor interaction, coordination and harmonization (including harmonization of procedures and formats to be applied by ASARECA), which is essential to effectively and efficiently assist the further institutional development of ASARECA. The project has been under implementation for the past 3.5 years and implementation progress has been satisfactory. Original donor pledges were expected to reach $55 million and this target has been met. New contributions totaling $4 million will be used to scale up the results of existing sub-projects within the remaining timeframe of the grant (19 months). No new activities are planned. Identification completed on 21 May 2012. Envi -ronmental Assessment Category B. US$ 5.6 (CDP4). Consulting services to be determined. Association for Strength-ening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA), Contact: Seyfu Ketema, Executive Director.

Great Lakes Regional Integrated Agriculture Development Project: The Project Development Objectives are: (i) to increase agricultural productivity and commercialization in Targeted Areas in the territory of the Recipient and improve agricultural regional integration; and (ii) to provide immediate and effective response in the event of an eligible crisis or emergency. Approval completed on 5 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 25.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock.

CAR-Agriculture Recovery and Agribusiness Development Support Project (ARADSP): Increase agriculture productivity of small scale farmers and promote micro, small and medium agribusiness enterprises in the project area, and provide immediate and effective response in the event of an Eligible Crisis or Emergency Identification completed on 16 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 25.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services


to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in East and Central Africa Multi Donor Trust Fund: This is a request for an extension of and additional financing for the ongoing Association for Strengthening Agricul -tural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) (P112600/TF071104). It is currently financed by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), UK's Department for International Development (DfID); the European Commission (EC); and United States Agency for International Development (US-AID), and managed by the Agriculture, Rural Development and Irrigation unit (AFTAI). ASARECA, a sub-regional not-for-profit association has been operating based on a 10 year Strategic Plan (2008-2018) developed to support the sustainable competitiveness of Eastern and Central Africa agricultural research systems through support to pri -oritized areas of research for development. The strategy was designed to be implemented in 2 five year phases with corresponding Medium Term Operational Plans (MTOPs) which detail implementation of the strategy. The ASARECA MDTF was established at the World Bank in 2008 to support the first phase of the strategic plan, OPI (2008-2013). It has been under implementation for the past 4 and a half years and implementation has been satis-factory. It is scheduled to close on December 31, 2013. Donor support has been very strong for the OPI. Original donor pledges totaled $55 million. This target was not only met, but exceeded following an additional contribution of $5.6 million in the second half of 2012. Total contributions to date have passed $60 million. A number of the MDTF participating donors are in favor of and have recommended a 5 year extension of the MDTF to support a smooth transition to ASARECA' second MTOP (OPII) (2014-2018). The associated proposed Additional Financing would support implementation of OPII. Initial confirmed funding to launch implementation has already been se-cured from two donors. Identification completed on 23 July 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 30.0 (CDP4). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa MDTF - Additional Financing: This is a request for an extension of and additional financing for the ongoing Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) (P1126840/TF071192). It is currently financed by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), UK's Department for International Development (DfID); the European Commission (EC); and The Netherlands, and managed by the Agriculture, Rural Development and Irrigation unit (AFTA2). FARA has been operating on a 10-year Strategic Plan (2007-2016) developed to add value to the support provided by the sub-regional organizations (SROs) to strengthen African National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS). The strategy was designed to be im-plemented in 2 five year phases with corresponding Medium Term Operational Plans (MTOPs) which detail imple-mentation of the strategy. Due to delays in obtaining donor funding under the original MDTF, the Strategic Plan pe-riod was adjusted to cover the period 2009-2018. The FARA MDTF was established at the World Bank in 2009 to support the first phase of the strategic plan, MTOP I (2009-2013). It has been under implementation for the past three and a half years and implementation has been satisfactory. It is scheduled to close on December 31, 2013. Several of the MDTF participating donors are in favor of and have recommended a 5-year extension of the MDTF (in line with the Bank's revised guidelines on extension of closing dates, April 2013) to support a smooth transition to FARA's second MTOP (2014-2018). The associated proposed Additional Financing would support implementation of MTOP II. Initial confirmed funding to launch implementation has already been secured from one donor. Approval completed on 13 December 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 20.0 (CDP4). Consulting services to be determined. Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) Tel: (233-302) 772-823, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Dr. Yemi Akinbamijo, Executive Director.

Education

Africa Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund for Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology: To support the enhancement region-wide of the quality and sustainability of doctoral training, research and innovation in applied sciences, engineering and technology. Concept completed on 7 November 2017. Environmental Assess-ment Category C. Project: P165581. US$ 30.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Association of African Uni-versities (TBC during Project Preparation).

Africa Higher Education Centers of Excellence Project Add. Fin.: The Project Development Objective is to support the Recipients to promote regional specialization among participating universities in areas that address re -gional challenges by strengthening the capacities of these universities to deliver quality training and applied re -search. Approval completed on 10 September 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P153111. US$


15.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

(R) Africa Higher Education Centers of Excellence for Development Impact: To increase quality, quantity and development relevance of post-graduate education in selected universities through regional specialization. Con-cept completed on 5 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164546. US$ 280.0/20.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). No consultants are required. Economic Community of West African States.

(N) Mali Education Support Project: The Project Development Objective is to foster the development of the edu-cation sector to improve ECD and basic education service delivery and enhance the capacity of the Ministry of Edu-cation Identification completed on 21 December 2017. US$ 20.0/30.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Participatory Forest and Energy Management Regional Program involving The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, and Senegal: To sustain the management of forest resources and household energy in a gender equitable way Identification completed on 19 June 2017. US$ 170.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Imple -menting agency(ies) to be determined.

Mozambique - Malawi Regional Interconnector Project: The project development objective is to implement the Mozambique-Malawi transmission interconnection (i) to increase access to diversified, reliable, and affordable sup-plies of energy; and (ii) to expand Malawi and Mozambique’s opportunities to benefit from bilateral and regional power trading on the Southern African Power Pool. Identification completed on 29 June 2017. Environmental As-sessment Category B. US$ 15.0/42.0/40.0/30.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant/GGER/NORW). Consulting services to be de-termined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

AFCC2/RI-3A Tanzania-Zambia Transmission Interconnector: The PDO for the overall Series of Project Pro-gram is to establish cross-border transmission capacity between the Southern African Power Pool and the Eastern Africa Power Pool to enable regional power trade.

The PDO for the Series of Project -1 is to increase the availability of grid based power supply to Southern regions of Tanzania and to enable regional interconnection with Zambia

Identification completed on 31 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 400.0/20.0/30.0/90.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant/ECEU/FRDE). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter-mined.

Regional Off Grid Electrification Project: To enhance shared capacity, knowledge and to jointly increase elec-tricity access to households, businesses and communities using modern off-grid electrification technologies in project countries. The project will focus on a selected set of country-specific initiatives that are crucial to meeting the regional strategic goals. Concept completed on 11 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P160708. US$ 56.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ecowas Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE).

(N) Zambia-Tanzania Interconnector: The PDO for the overall Series of Project Program is to establish cross-border transmission capacity between the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) and the Eastern Africa Power Pool (EAPP) to enable regional power trade.

The PDO for the Series of Project-2 is to increase the availability of grid based power supply to Northern regions of Zambia and to enable regional interconnection with Tanzania.

Identification completed on 1 December 2017. US$ 140.0/40.0/30.0 (IDA Credit/ECEU/EUIB). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Solar Development in Sub-Saharan Africa - Phase 1 (Sahel): The Series of Projects' objective is to accelerate grid-connected solar electricity generation expansion in West African countries. Identification completed on 6 De-


cember 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 80.0/25.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

ECOWAS-Regional Electricity Access Project (Phase 1): The Programmatic Development Objective is to in-crease access to reliable energy services in targeted areas and to enable cross-border electrification between the recipient countries.

The Project Development Objective for the proposed Phase 1 operation is to increase access to reliable energy ser -vices in The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, and Mali and to enable cross-border electrification between those countries. Identification completed on 19 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 325.0/0.1 (IDA Credit/WADB). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Ruzizi Regional Hydropower Project: The Ruzizi III hydropower project, 147MW is sponsored by the Energy Commission of the Great Lakes Countries (DRC, Rwanda and Burundi),in short “EGL”, and includes the construc-tion of the dam, tunnel, power station and the transmission line to a switchyard. The project will be developed in the form of a public-private partnership supported by donors including the World Bank, AfDB, and DBSA. The World Bank would provide a Partial Risk Guarantee to support private sector investors to develop the Ruzizi hydropower project. Identification completed on 15 October 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

MDTF Support to SAPP AREP Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 6 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 8.5 (FSAF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Guinea – Mali Interconnection Project: The Project Development Objective is to: (i) enable electricity trade be-tween Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea and Mali; and (ii) increase access to electricity in the Eastern part of Guinea as well as in the rural areas of Guinea and Mali. Identification completed on 13 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 105.1/68.6/40.1/33.5/43.0/78.5/30.2 (IDA Credit/AFDB/EBID/ECEU/EUIB/ISDB/WADB). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Ruzizi Regional Hydropower Project - Guarantee: The Ruzizi III hydropower project, 147MW is sponsored by the Energy Commission of the Great Lakes Countries (DRC, Rwanda and Burundi),in short “EGL”, and includes the construction of the dam, tunnel, power station and the transmission line to a switchyard. The project will be devel -oped in the form of a public-private partnership supported by donors including the World Bank, AfDB, and DBSA. The World Bank would provide a Partial Risk Guarantee to support private sector investors to develop the Ruzizi hy -dropower project. Identification completed on 15 October 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 60.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


West Africa Coastal Areas Resilience Investment Project: To improve management of shared natural and man-made risks, including climate change, affecting targeted communities and areas on the West Africa coast Identifica-tion completed on 7 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 178.0/12.0/9.2 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant/NDF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

AFFC2/RI-Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project APL-1 AF: The objectives of the Project are to contribute to: (i) the improvement of the collaborative management of the trans-boundary natural resources of the LVB among the Partner States; and (ii) the improvement of environmental management of targeted pollution hotspots and selected degraded sub-catchments for the benefit of communities who depend on the natural re-sources of LVB. Approval completed on 26 May 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P153466. US$ 20.0/2.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter-mined.

Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project Phase Three: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is


to improve environmental and natural resource management and participation in livelihood-enhancing practices in targeted sub-catchments areas and pollution hotspots in the Lake Victoria Basin.

As LVEMP3 will also aim to get GEF support, its objective is consistent with the GEF’s strategic long-term priorities for International Waters (IW), which include fostering international, multi-country cooperation on priority trans-boundary water concerns. The PDO makes advancements in the IW focal area by supporting and promoting collec -tive management and governance of the Lake Victoria water system through the implementation of policy, legal, and institutional reforms and investments that contribute to sustainable use and maintenance of LVB’s ecosystem services.

Identification completed on 2 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 180.0/40.0/8.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant/GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

WARFP Fisheries Phase 2 GEF in Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal: To improve the manage-ment of selected fisheries, increase the post-harvest net value of catch in targeted landing sites, and improve the enabling environment for aquaculture development. Identification completed on 12 October 2017. US$ 7.3 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Investments towards Resilient Management of GCLME: To reduce the vulnerability of coastal areas and coastal communities in selected West African countries through inclusive integrated coastal management at the re-gional and national levels. Identification completed on 23 May 2017. US$ 20.3 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

West Africa Regional Fisheries Program Phase 2 in Liberia and Sierra Leone: To improve the management of selected fisheries, increase the post-harvest value of catch in targeted landing sites and improve the enabling en-vironment for aquaculture development Identification completed on 31 October 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter-mined.

SWIOFish3 (Seychelles): Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 29 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163800. US$ 5.0 (GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Third South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Governance and Shared Growth Project (SWIOFish3): The Project Development Objective is to improve management of marine areas and fisheries in targeted zones and strengthen fisheries value chains in the Seychelles. Approval completed on 29 September 2017. Environmental As -sessment Category B. US$ 10.3 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance, Trade and Eco-nomic Planning; Republic of Seychelles.

Second South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Governance and Shared Growth Project - Madagascar: The proposed Project Development Objective is to improve the management of selected priority fisheries at regional, na-tional and community levels and increased access by targeted fishers to alternative livelihood activities. Approval completed on 28 March 2017. US$ 6.4 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Ministère des Ressources Halieutiques et de la Pêche.

West Africa Regional Fisheries Program Phase 2 in Cabo Verde, The Gambia, Guinea Bissau and Senegal: To improve the management of selected fisheries, increase the post-harvest net value of catch in targeted landing sites, and improve the enabling environment for aquaculture development. Identification completed on 3 October 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 146.0/7.3 (IDA Credit/GEFU). Consulting services to be deter-mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Finance & Markets

EAC Financial Sector Development and Regionalization Project I: AF: To establish the foundation for finan-cial sector integration among EAC Partner States. For the purposes of this additional financing the "foundation of fi -nancial sector integration refers to formulating a regional approach to financial inclusion, furthering legal and regu-


latory harmonization and building institutional capacity to manage the increasingly integrated financial sector in the EAC. Approval completed on 30 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P160770. US$ 10.5 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Strengthening Financial Regional Institutions and Intermediation in the CEMAC Region: The Develop-ment Objective of this Project (PDO) is to strengthen the capacity of the Central African regional institutions through the provision of financial sector technical assistance and infrastructure. Concept completed on 19 Septem-ber 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P161368. US$ 25.0/10.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consul-tants will be required. Banking Sector Commission of the Central African States - COBAC; Groupe d' Action contre le Blanchiment d' Argent en Afrique Centrale (GABAC).

Governance

Regional Public Sector Capacity Building: The project development objective (PDO) is to strengthen, through regional cooperative networks and public goods, the capacity of select schools and institutes of public administra-tion (SIPAs) to build public sector leadership and management capacity. Concept completed on 1 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P160923. US$ 30.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. New Partnership for Africa’s Development Planning and Coordinating Agency.


Regional Disease Surveillance Systems Enhancement (REDISSE) Phase III: The PDOs are : (i) to strengthen national and regional cross-sectoral capacity for collaborative disease surveillance and epidemic preparedness in West Africa, thereby addressing systemic weaknesses within the animal and human health systems that hinder ef -fective disease surveillance and response; and (ii) in the event of an Eligible Emergency, to provide immediate and effective response to said Eligible Emergency. Concept completed on 16 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161163. US$ 121.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Mauritania - Ministry of Live-stock; Benin - CNLS-TP, Présidence de la République du Bénin; Mali - Ministry of Health; Niger - Ministry of Health.

AFCC2/RI-3A EA PH Laboratory Networking Project Additional Financing: To establish a network of effi-cient, high quality, accessible public health laboratories for the diagnosis and surveillance of tuberculosis and other communicable diseases. Approval completed on 7 July 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


CEMAC Regional Economic and Trade Integration Support Project: To provide Technical Assistance to the in-stitutions of the CEMAC on issues related to competitiveness, namely investment climate and trade facilitation. Identification completed on 14 February 2017. US$10.0/10.0 (IBRD/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be deter -mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Poverty and Equity

(R) EAC Statistics Development and Harmonization Regional Project: The development objective of this project is to strengthen the capacity of the National Statistical Offices of the East African Community (EAC) Partner States and the EAC Secretariat to produce harmonized and quality statistics in support of the regional integration and development. Concept completed on 29 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P164243. US$ 20.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. East African Community.



West Africa Identification for Development (ID4D) Regional Project: The proposed Project Development Ob-jective is to set the foundation for unique digital identification with mutual recognition and the capacity for authen -tication in the ECOWAS region. Concept completed on 27 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P161329. US$ 117.1/5.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Office of the Prime Minister (Primature); ECOWAS Commission; Organisation National de l'Identification (ONI).

Additional Financing to Eastern Recovery Project: The project development objective is to improve access to livelihoods and socio-economic infrastructure in vulnerable communities in the eastern provinces of DRC. Approval completed on 11 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157303. US$ 34.0/16.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Great Lakes Region Displaced Persons and Border Communities Project Additional Financing: to (i) im-prove access to livelihoods and socio-economic infrastructure for displaced people and host communities in target areas of the territory of the Republic of Zambia, and (ii) support regional learning on development responses to forced displacement. Approval completed on 25 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163895. Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Regional Lake Chad Recovery and Development Project: The development objective is to improve the re-silience of populations living in the Lake Chad area and their contribution to regional food security. Identification completed on 12 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 60.0/40.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Improved Investment Climate within the Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA) AF: The project development objective is to strengthen OHADA’s institutional capacity to support, in its member countries, selected aspects of investment climate reforms, including improved corporate financial report-ing. Identification completed on 28 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 20.0 (IDA Grant). Con-sultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

AFCC2/RI-Great Lakes Trade Facilitation - SOP2: The development objective is to enhance the capacity for commerce and improve processes and conditions for cross-border trade at targeted border locations in the GLR

The "Capacity for commerce in the context of this project is defined as the capacity of core trade infrastructure, such as border markets, border facilities, and ports, to handle an increased flow of goods, services, and people, and the capacity of government agencies at the border to provide high quality and efficient services. Service providers include those individuals who directly support the immediate cross-border trade value chains, including, among oth-ers, market vendors in border markets, transporters, and government agents. The assumption is that improving the adequacy of trade infrastructure, simplifying and improving border processing procedures (including standards for treatment), and enhancing the knowledge and capacity of traders and border officials would lead to reduced trade costs (be they material and immaterial, the latter related to harassment and waste of time) that the target-groups have to bear each time they cross the border. Taken together, and in the absence of any other factors of influence that are not under the control of the project (such as conflict, disaster, major political and/or economic crisis), these project outcomes would help increase the volume of goods traded through the respective border posts/crossing points and improve the livelihoods of those involved in the cross-border value chains in the sub-region. Concept completed on 30 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155329. US$ 47.0/28.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment; Ministère des Finances, du Budget et de la Privatisation.

AFCC2/RI-EAC Accelerated Regional Integration: A.Proposed Development Objectives38.The development ob-jective of the proposed project is to accelerate regional trade integration by reducing costs and barriers for farmers and small scale traders in the EAC. The objective will be achieved through reforming trade policies and proce -dures, improving facilities and systems, leveraging digital platforms, and enhancing the capacity of select trade reg-ulation agencies.


39.Project beneficiaries will primarily be Farmers; Cross-border traders, especially women; Services providers in selected sectors (ICT, transport, professional) as well as consumers and users of such services ; and National and regional policy institutions tasked to implement and monitor policy reforms to deepen regional integration in the EAC. Concept completed on 29 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154227. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. East African Community.

RI Nacala Corridor Trade Facilitation Project: The project will seek to improve the trade logistics and facilita-tion performance of the Nacala Corridor covering Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique. Identification completed on 17 August 2017. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter-mined.

APEI Regional PforR: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 28 December 2016. Environmen-tal Assessment Category B. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Transport & ICT

LAKE VICTORIA TRANSPORT PROGRAM - SOP2 (UGANDA): The program development objective for the Lake Victoria Transport Program has been identified as the following: to facilitate the sustainable movement of goods and people across Lake Victoria, whilst strengthening the institutional framework for navigation and maritime safety.

The project development objective for SOP1 in Uganda has been identified as the following: to facilitate the sustain-able movement of goods and people across Lake Victoria, whilst strengthening the institutional framework for navi -gation and maritime safety in Uganda. Identification completed on 24 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Cate -gory A. Project: P151606. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. East Africa Community, Contact: Liberat Mfumukeko, Secretary General; Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) Tel: 254-57-2026344, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Canisius Kanangire, Executive Director; Ministry of Works and Transport (MOWT), Uganda, Contact: Alex Okello, Permanent Secretary; REPUBLIC OF UGANDA, Contact: Keith Muhakanizi, Perma-nent Secretary/Secretary to Treasury.

Lake Victoria Transport Program - Phase 3 Tanzania: The PDO is to facilitate the sustainable movement of goods and people across Lake Victoria, whilst strengthening the institutional framework for navigation and mar-itime safety Identification completed on 7 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 200.0/5.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Lake Tanganyika Transport Program - SOP1 Tanzania Phase: The program development objective for the Lake Tanganyika Transport Program has been identified as the following: to facilitate the sustainable movement of goods and people to and across Lake Tanganyika, whilst strengthening the institutional framework for navigation and maritime safety.

Identification completed on 10 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 200.0/5.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

West Africa Regional Communications Infrastructure Project - APL-1B - Burkina Faso - Additional Fi-nancing: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 29 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161836. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Lake Tanganyika Transport Program - SOP2 - Burundi: The project development objective has been identified as the following: to facilitate the sustainable movement of goods and people to and across Lake Tanganyika, whilst strengthening the institutional framework for navigation and maritime safety. Identification completed on 10 Octo-ber 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Im-plementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Water

(R) Sahel Irrigation Initiative Support Project: The Project Development Objectives are to improve stakehold-ers' capacity to develop and manage irrigation and to increase irrigated areas using a regional solutions approach in participating countries across the Sahel. Approval completed on 5 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P154482. US$ 79.2/90.8/5.9 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant/GPBA). Consulting services to be deter-mined. Republic of Chad; Burkina Faso; Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel, Contact: Djime Adoum, Executive Secretary; Republic of Senegal; Republic of Niger, Contact: Ministry of Economy and Finances Is-lamic Republic of Mauritania, Contact: Ministry of Economy and Development Republic of Mali.

Support to sustainable water resource management and navigation development in the Congo river basin: Supporting the implementation of the CICOS navigation strategic action plan and of the CICOS river basin management plan (2016-2020) Identification completed on 20 September 2017. US$ 20.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Nile Cooperation for Results Project (NCORE) - Additional Financing 2: The development objective for the proposed project is to facilitate cooperative water resource management and development in the Nile Basin. Ap-proval completed on 27 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162304. US$ 8.5 (CIWA). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Economic growth and water security in the Sahel through improved groundwater governance: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve the knowledge on groundwater potential in the Sahel and to strengthen groundwater governance arrangements at local, national, and regional levels. Concept completed on 25 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163252. US$ 13.6 (GEFU). No consultants are required. Sa-hara and Sahel Observatory (OSS); CILSS Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel.

NEL TRANSBOUNDARY RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT: The project activi-ties will strengthen (i) regional cooperation and integration, (ii) water resources management, (iii) water resources development, and (iv) stakeholder engagement and coordination. They will improve river basin planning, advance investment projects to pipeline status through feasibility type studies and packaging of prepared investments, and strengthen stakeholder participation in investment planning as well as strategic communication. The NEL region will be broadly covered, in addition to targeted activities in the Mara, Kagera and Sio-Malaba-Malakisi sub-basins. Identification completed on 13 June 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 13.0 (CIWA). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Building Climate Resilience in the Niger Basin: The program Phase 1 development objective is to strengthen NBA’s capacity for integrated, transboundary water resources management. Concept completed on 10 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P161262. US$ 30.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be re-quired. Niger Basin Authority; Ministry of Agriculture; Ministry of Agriculture; Ministry of Energy.

East Asia And Pacific

Cambodia

Agriculture

Cambodia Agricultural Sector Diversification Project: The Proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to


enhance productivity and market access of smallholder farmers and agribusinesses in selected geographical areas in Cambodia. Concept completed on 8 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163264. US$ 90.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES (MAFF).


Cambodia Integrated Landscape and Natural Resources Management Project: To invest in the sustainable management and development of Cambodia’s natural capital across the Tonle Sap and Cardamoms Mountains land-scape in order to strengthen its contribution to economic growth and poverty reduction over the long term. In doing so, the project aims to: (i) enhance the climate-resilience and environmental sustainability of key investments, (ii) sustain, if not increase, households’ incomes from sustainable livelihoods, and (iii) ensure downstream communities continue to benefit from watersheds’ environmental services.

Identification completed on 17 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Con-sulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Cambodia Nutrition Project: To improve utilization and quality of nutrition, immunization and other essential health services known to enhance child health and nutrition outcomes in intervention areas of Cambodia. Identifica-tion completed on 2 April 2017. US$ 30.0/5.0 (IDA Credit/KHFS). Consulting services to be determined. Implement-ing agency(ies) to be determined.

Water

(R) Small-Town Water Supply and Sanitation Improvement Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase access to piped water supply and to improve quality of sanitation services in selected towns or areas. Concept completed on 15 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163876. US$ 50.0/3.0 (IDA Credit/GPBA). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Industry and Handicraft; Ministry of Public Works and Transport.

China

Agriculture

China Food Safety Improvement Project: The project development objective is to improve food safety manage-ment at the national and subnational levels and reduce food safety risks in selected value chains. Identification com-pleted on 8 November 2016. US$400.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

(R) Jiangxi Farm Produce Distribution System Development: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve the distribution systems of selected farm products in participating counties of Jiangxi. Approval completed on 15 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P147009. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting ser-vices to be determined. Finance Department of Jiangxi Province Tel: (86-791) 8728-7699, E-mail: [email protected].

Henan Poverty Reduction Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 20 February 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Education

China: Guangdong Compulsory Education Project: The project development objective is to improve learning fa-


cilities and teaching quality in selected public primary and junior secondary schools in project counties. Approval completed on 31 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154621. US$120.0 (IBRD). Con-sultants will be required. PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, Contact: Yuanjie Yang, Acting Director of IFI Division I; Guangdong Department of Education, Contact: Chaohua Zhu, Deputy Director General.


China Distributed Renewable Energy Scale Up Project: This project aims to support the scale-up of distributed renewable energy in China, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Concept completed on 21 May 2017. Envi -ronmental Assessment Category C. Project: P162299. US$ 7.3 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. National En-ergy Administration.

(N) Improving Renewable Energy Efficiency to Promote Clean Energy Development in China: The project development objective is to improve utilization and reduce curtailment of renewable energy in selected regions/provinces in China. Identification completed on 20 December 2017. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be de-termined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Zhejiang Qiandao Lake and Xin'an River Basin Water Resources and Ecological Environment Protection Project: To develop integrated landscape watershed management practices aimed at reducing pollution and im-proving forest ecological environment in priority areas of the Qiandao Lake catchment in Zhejiang Province. Con-cept completed on 25 October 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159870. US$150.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. People's Republic of China; Zhejiang Provincial Construction Department.

Forest Development in the Yangtze River Economic Belt PforR: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 31 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Hunan Integrated Management of Agricultural Land Pollution Project: The project development objective is to demonstrate a risk-based integrated approach to managing heavy metal pollution in agricultural lands for safety of agricultural production areas in selected counties in Hunan. Approval completed on 22 August 2017. Environ -mental Assessment Category A. Project: P153115. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. People's Repub-lic of China, Contact: Mr. Licheng Yao, Director, International Department, Ministry of Finance; Hunan Provincial Agricultural Commission, Contact: Deyuan Zhang, Director.

China HCFC Phaseout Project Stage II: The project development objective is to reduce HCFC production and HCFC-141b consumption in the polyurethane (PU) foam sector, as well as to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) from the production and PU foam sectors. Identification completed on 17 August 2015. Environmental As-sessment Category B. US$ 141.5 (MPIN). Consulting services to be determined. People's Republic of China; Min-istry of Environmental Protection, Foreign Economic Cooperation Office.


Anhui Aged Care System Demonstration Project: The proposed PDO of this project is to support the govern-ment of Anhui province in establishing and managing a diversified (public and private) system of delivery of elderly care services, including home, community and residential services, that serves the key target group: the elderly with physical or mental impairments or limitations of activities of daily living. Identification completed on 14 March 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154716. US$140.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter-mined. Anhui Provincial Department of Civil Affairs; People's Republic of China.

Guizhou Aged Care System Development Program: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 15 February 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$550.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.



Gansu Silk Road Local Economic Development Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 7 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P158215. US$250.0 (IBRD). Consulting ser-vices to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Chongqing New Urbanization Pilot and Demonstration Project: The project objective is to improve the urban environment, public space, urban mobility, and regeneration planning in select Districts of Chongqing.

The planning and implementation of regeneration will emphasize integrated approaches that incorporate spatial op-timization (i.e. market driven use of density, small blocks, mixed use, integrated public transit and land use plan-ning), economic development (i.e., job creation and skills development), and social transformation (i.e., public space and services and urban vitality).

Project Beneficiaries. The primary beneficiaries are residents of project areas in selected Districts of Chongqing Central City who will directly benefit from better access to urban infrastructure and services, an improved neigh-borhood environment, and more efficient urban mobility, targeting specifically to low-income communities. Resi -dents of participating districts are also expected to benefit from increased socio-economic opportunities. Other di-rect beneficiaries include agencies involved in planning and implementing urban regeneration efforts in the select Districts and at the Municipal Level. The indirect beneficiaries will be other Districts in Chongqing Central City and potentially other inner city districts across China looking for improved approaches for planning and implementing their urban regeneration efforts. Concept completed on 23 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P158142. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Chongqing PMO.

(R) Shaanxi Sustainable Towns Development Project: The proposed project development objective is to foster regional town cluster development, reduce flood risk, and improve urban access and services in selected towns in southern Shaanxi Province. Concept completed on 18 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162623. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Foreign Debt Management Office, Shaanxi Pro-vincial Development and Reform Commission.

Shanghai New Urbanization Financing and Innovation Project: The project development objective is to pro-vide sustainable long-term financing to green infrastructure in selected small towns in the Shanghai metropolitan area and Yangtze river delta region. Concept completed on 6 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P158124. US$350.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

Yangtze River Belt Industrial Relocation Demonstration Project: To contribute to balanced spatial develop-ment in the Yangtze River Belt Identification completed on 7 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Yangtze River Economic Belt Industrial Transformation: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 30 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$400.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter-mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Transport & ICT

China: GEF Efficient and Green Freight Transport Project: The development objective of the project is to im-prove the efficiency of China's freight transport sector and contribute to the reduction of carbon emissions. Concept completed on 20 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159883. US$ 8.3 (GEFU). Consul -tants will be required. PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; Ministry of Transport.

China PPP Promotion and Demonstration Project: The PDO is to improve the PPP implementation practices in


China. The project will support the establishment of Project Development Facility in selected provinces to finance project and transaction development, and help implementing agencies to take well-prepared projects to the market. The project is designed to help implementing agencies to develop best-practice PPP projects, thereby attracting reputable private sector partners and get value-for-money from PPP transactions. The project will finance a series of TA to help MOF/PPP Center improve and refine the PPP policy and regulatory framework, develop standard guidelines for PPP transactions in various, and develop and deliver a nation-wide capacity development and training program. The project will also provide implementation support TA to participating provinces and the PPP Center. Identification completed on 9 February 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Qianxinan Rural Transport Program for Results: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 23 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158545. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

China: Hubei Xiangyang New Town Demonstration Project: The proposed PDO is to promote the balanced and sustainable growth of the city of Xiangyang through integrated urban transport and urban developments, with a fo -cus on the Panggong and Dongjin areas. Identification completed on 26 February 2017. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consult-ing services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

China: Hubei Inland Waterway Improvement Project: 14.The development objective of the Project is to im-prove inland waterway transport capacity along the Han River in support of low carbon development. Identification completed on 11 January 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P158717. US$150.0 (IBRD). Con-sultants will be required. Hubei Provincial Transportation Department (HPTD); People's Republic of China.

Anhui Rural Road Improvement and Upgrading PforR: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 7 January 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter-mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Shaanxi Xi'an City Intelligent Public Transport Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 21 October 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157787. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting ser-vices to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Xinjiang Yining Urban Transport and Environment Project: To improve transport mobility and accessibility to selected areas of Yining Municipality in a safe, sustainable and inclusive manner. Appraisal completed on 26 No -vember 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159253. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be re-quired. People's Republic of China; Yining Municipal Government.

Water

(R) Henan Zhoukou Longhu Wetland Protection and Management Project: The proposed Project Develop-ment Objective (PDO) is to improve the management of, and remove water pollution from Longhu Wetland. Concept completed on 21 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P164279. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Huaiyang County Government.

Jiangxi Integrated Rural and Urban Water Supply and Wastewater Management Project: The Project De-velopment Objective (PDO) is to improve access to water supply and wastewater services in select rural counties of Jiangxi Province. Concept completed on 26 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158760. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; PIU of Jiangxi Provincial Water Investment Group Under PMO of Jiangxi Provincial Water Bureau.

China: Liaoning Safe and Sustainable Urban Water Supply Project: 5.The proposed development objectives are to improve access to quality water supply services, and strengthen the operational efficiency of water supply utilities in the project area of Liaoning Province.


6.This objective will be achieved through investment in the repair rehabilitation and upgrading of the water supply infrastructure facilities and the improvement of the water supply companies operational and management capacity. Identification completed on 29 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158713. US$250.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Liaoning Urban Construction and Renewal Project Office (LUCRPO), Contact: Yongjian Liu, Director; PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

Hezhou Urban Water Infrastructure and Environment Improvement Project: The Project Development Ob-jective (PDO) is to improve flood risk management, reduce water pollution and strengthen water resources planning in Hezhou Municipality. Concept completed on 15 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P158622. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Hezhou Project Management Office.

Indonesia


ID-Geothermal Energy Upstream Development: The PDO is to facilitate investment in geothermal power gener-ation and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Approval completed on 9 February 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P161644. US$ 6.3 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. PT Sarana Multi Infrastruk-tur (Persero); PT Sarana Multi Infrastruktur (Persero).

Indonesia: Matenggeng Pumped Storage Hydro-Electrical Project: The development objective is to increase the peaking capacity of the power generation system in Java-Bali in an environmentally and socially sustainable way and strengthen the institutional capacity of the project implementing entity (PLN) in hydropower planning, develop-ment and operation.

The proposed project will provide support for PLN's development of a pumped storage power development project in Matengeng, central Java, aiming to improve the long term overall efficiency of the power industry in the country. The total project cost (excluding price contingency) is estimated at US$ 600 million and it is proposed by PLN that around US$ 500 million will be financed by the Bank.

The basic design of the Matenggeng project as well as related environmental and social studies are being financed under the ongoing Upper Cisokan Pumped Storage Project.

Component 1: Matenggeng Pumped Storage Power Project

The development consists of (i) a lower reservoir with around 10 million cubic meters of volume and impounded by a dam with a maximum height of 90 meter, (ii) an upper reservoir with around 10 million cubic meters of volume and impounded by a dam with a maximum height of 100 meters; (iii) two inclined shafts connecting the lower and upper reservoirs; (iv) an underground powerhouse with an installed capacity of 880 MW; (v) associated 500 kV transmission lines to connect the power station to the Java-Bali power system.

Component 2: Community Development Component

A livelihood restoration or community development component, incorporating, at a minimum, the execution of the resettlement and livelihood restoration programs for all project affected persons, will be financed under the project. The component would also finance a broader community development program. Identification completed on 26 No-vember 2012. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$500.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. PLN (Persero) Tel: (62-21) 722-1332, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Murtaqi Syamsuddin, Mr..

Indonesia: Poko Hydropower Project: The development objective of the proposed project is to supply electricity from renewable energy resources for economic development and rural electrification expansion in South and West Sulawesi in a least-cost and environmentally and socially sustainable way. Identification completed on 13 Decem-ber 2013. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$360.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. PLN (Persero) Tel: (62-21) 722-1332, E-mail: [email protected].


Indonesia Geothermal Resource Risk Mitigation Project (GREM): The proposed development objective is to scale up investment in geothermal energy development in Indonesia. This will be achieved through the creation of a resource risk mitigation facility which would support upstream resource development (i.e. exploration and delin-eation drilling) which is the riskiest phase of geothermal development. Identification completed on 20 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category F. US$325.0/175.0 (IBRD/CARB). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Indonesia: HCFC Phase-out in the PU Foam Sector: Additional Financing for Stage 2: The Project Develop-ment Objective is to reduce the consumption of HCFC-141b in the foam sector in Indonesia in order to contribute to the government's effort to comply with Indonesia's HCFC phase-out obligations under the Montreal Protocol. Ap-proval completed on Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161588. US$ 4.3 (MPIN). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Forest and Land Fire Prevention and Management: To improve the prevention and suppression of forest and land fires in targeted project areas Identification completed on 21 June 2016. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting ser-vices to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Improvement of Solid Waste Management to Support Regional and Metropolitan Cities: The Project Devel-opment Objective (PDO) is to improve solid waste management services for urban populations in selected cities across Indonesia. Concept completed on 2 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P157245. US$100.0/102.0 (IBRD/ZBIL). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Public Works, Directorate General of Human Settlement; Ministry of Public Works and Housing.

Finance & Markets

Indonesia Infrastructure Finance Facility - Additional Financing: To strengthen the financial capacity of IIF to increase the access to private sector financing for infrastructure in Indonesia Approval completed on 24 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P154779. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter-mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Governance

Human Resource Development for Bureaucratic Reform Project: The Development Objective of the proposed project is to strengthen civil service talent management, professionalism, and skills investment in view of achieving key national development priorities Identification completed on 21 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Supporting Primary Healthcare Reform: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 7 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164277. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Acceleration Program of One Map Policy Implementation: The proposed Project Development Objective of the Project would be to support implementation of the OMP, and strengthen the NSDI and social forestry for establish-ing clarity on actual land use at the village level in target areas. Concept completed on 3 January 2017. Environ -mental Assessment Category B. Project: P160661. US$200.0/18.2 (IBRD/GEFU). Consultants will be required. Min-istry of Finance; Badan Informasi Geospasial (BIG); Gedung Kementerian Agraria dan Tata Ruang/Badan Pertana-han Nasional (BPN).

ID-TF ADDITIONAL FINANCING PNPM GENERASI PROGRAM: The new PDO is to empower local communi-


ties in poor, rural sub-districts in the project provinces to increase utilization of health and education services. Ap-proval completed on 23 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P147658. US$ 121.8 (IDPN). Consultants will be required. Director Generals for Village Community Empowerment Tel: 6221-7990419, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Nata Irawan, SH, MSi, Directorate of Traditional and Community Social and Cul -tural.

Institutional Strengthening for Improved Village Service Delivery: Objective to be Determined. Strengthen governance and institutional capacity for sustainable and participatory village development Identification com-pleted on 25 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$400.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be de -termined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

National Urban Development Project (NUDP): The PDO is to strengthen the capacity of participating urban lo-cal governments to carry out integrated planning, prioritize capital investments and improve fiscal management. Concept completed on 9 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163896. US$49.6 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Ministry of Public Works and Housing.

Investing in Nutrition and Early Years: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 7 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164686. US$400.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Indonesia Tourism Development Program: Objective to be Determined. Concept completed on 14 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157599. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Transport & ICT

National Road Preservation Program: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 19 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$250.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Water

Dam Operational Improvement and Safety Project Phase 2: The new Project Development Objective is pro-posed to increase the safety and functionality of dams in selected locations and strengthen the operation and man-agement capacity for dam safety. Approval completed on 27 February 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161514. US$125.0/125.0 (IBRD/AIIB). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Public Works and Hous-ing; Ministry of Finance.

(R) National Urban Waste Water Management Program: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to in-crease capacity of national and local governments for wastewater management and increase access to safely man-aged sanitation to the population living in selected cities in Indonesia. Concept completed on 24 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P158310. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Public Works, Directorate General of Human Settlement.

National Urban Water Supply Program: The project development objective is to provide access to improved wa-ter sources for the population and strengthen the operational performance of water service providers in selected urban areas. Negotiations authorized on 31 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156125. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. DG Cipta Karya - Ministry of Public Works, Contact: An-dreas Suhono, Mr.; Ministry of Finance, Republic of Indonesia, Contact: Robert Pakpahan, Director General of Bud -get Financing and Risk Management.

Support Trust Fund for Pamsimas III: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 3 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 5.9 (IDFS). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing


agency(ies) to be determined.

Strategic Irrigation Modernization and Urgent Rehabilitation Project: The proposed Project Development Objective is: to improve irrigation services and strengthen management of irrigation schemes in selected areas. This objective will be achieved through rehabilitation and modernization of irrigation systems; institutional strengthening and improved management, operation and maintenance of these systems. Concept completed on 30 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157585. US$250.0/250.0 (IBRD/AIIB). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Public Works (DG Water Resources).

Regional Water Supply Project: To strengthen planning and implementation of regional water supply systems, in-crease water availability and increase access to drinking water in selected urban areas. Identification completed on 12 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$100.0/50.0 (IBRD/GFRC). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Lowland Development, Restoration, and Conservation Program: To improve the integration and coordination among multi-sector stakeholders to promote the sustainable development, restoration and conservation of targeted lowland areas in Indonesia. Identification completed on 5 March 2017. US$ 15.0 (IDSL). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

The National Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project (PAMSIMAS AF): To increase the number of under-served rural and peri-urban populations accessing sustainable water supply and sanitation services Approval com-pleted on 8 January 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154780. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Public Works and Housing, Contact: Andreas Suhono, Director General of Human Set -tlements; Ministry of Public Works and Housing, Contact: Andreas Suhono, Director General of Human Settlements.

Kiribati


Pacific Islands Regional Oceanscape Program - Kiribati: The PDO is to strengthen the shared management of selected Pacific Island oceanic and coastal fisheries and the critical habitats upon which they depend. Identification completed on 12 October 2017. US$ 15.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Transport & ICT

Kiribati Outer Islands Infrastructure Project: To improve domestic connectivity through investments targeted in either new, or the rehabilitation or upgrading of existing infrastructure assets. Identification completed on 18 October 2017. US$ 21.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter -mined.

Kiribati Aviation Investment Project Additional Financing: The project development objective is to improve operational safety and oversight of international air transport and associated infrastructure. Approval completed on 9 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P153381. US$ 7.1/5.4 (IDA Grant/PRIF). Consul-tants will be required. Ministry of Communication, Transport, & Tourism Development Tel: 686-26-004, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Terieta Mwemwenikeaki, Secretary.

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Agriculture


Lao PDR Agriculture Competitiveness Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase com-mercialization of selected value chains in the project areas. Concept completed on 24 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161473. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Department of Plan-ning and Finance.


Sustainable Energy and Extractives Development Technical Assistance Project (SEED-TA): To develop rele-vant sector policies and build capacity to ensure the sustainable development of energy and mining sectors. Identifi-cation completed on 24 September 2017. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implement-ing agency(ies) to be determined.

Laos - Vietnam Interconnector Project: To promote power trade between Laos and Vietnam. Identification com-pleted on 9 November 2017. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Health and Nutrition Services Access Project: To improve access to quality health and nutrition services while ensuring financial protection, in targeted areas of Lao PDR. Identification completed on 8 November 2017. US$ 15.0/10.0/5.0 (IDA Credit/GFF/IDFH). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter-mined.

Additional Financing to Lao PDR Health Governance and Nutrition Development Project: The Project de-velopment objective is to help increase coverage of reproductive, maternal and child health, and nutrition services in target areas in Lao PDR, and to provide immediate and effective response in case of an Eligible Crisis or Emer-gency. Approval completed on 27 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163949. US$ 10.0/4.0/1.0 (IDA Credit/IDFH/PHRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Laos Reducing Rural Poverty and Malnutrition Project: The project development objective is to support the Government of Lao PDR in implementing a nutrition-sensitive social assistance program to households in poor, ru-ral areas. Identification completed on 8 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Lao PDR Competitiveness and Trade Project: The Development Objective of the project is to improve aspects of the business and trade environment in Lao PDR. Identification completed on 24 July 2017. Environmental Assess-ment Category C. US$ 10.0/10.0 (IDA Credit/LAFS). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Transport & ICT

Lao National Road 13 Improvement and Maintenance: To improve road services on a critical national road corridor. Concept completed on 17 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P163730. US$ 40.0/40.0/9.5 (IDA Credit/AIIB/NDF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Public Works and Transport.

Water

Water Supply and Sanitation Project: To provide access to improved water supply, sanitation and hygiene ser-


vices in selected rural and urban areas, and strengthen select institutions to improve service delivery. Identification completed on 15 August 2017. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Additional Financing for Mekong Integrated Water Resources Management (Lao PDR): The Project Devel-opment Objective is to to improve water resource and fisheries management in selected areas of the Lower Mekong Basin. Approval completed on 6 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159447. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Mekong River Commission; Ministry of Finance, Lao PDR; Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Marshall Islands


(R) Sustainable Energy Development Project: The objective of the project is to increase the share of renewable energy generation in the Recipient’s territory, and enhance the reliability of electricity supply and improve energy efficiency in the Project Areas. Approval completed on 15 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160910. US$ 34.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Division of International Development Assis -tance (DIDA).

Transport & ICT

(R) Marshall Islands Maritime Investment Project: Facilitate maritime access and safety in the Republic of the Marshall Islands by improving marine infrastructure and assets, and strengthening institutional arrangements. Concept completed on 19 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161382. US$ 15.0 (IDA Grant). No consultants are required. Ministry of Transport and Communications.

Micronesia, Federated States of


FSM Sustainable Energy Sector Development and Access Project: The project development objectives are to improve the energy sector performances and access rate in FSM. Identification completed on 10 October 2017. US$ 25.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Governance

Strengthening budget execution and financial reporting systems in the Federated States of Micronesia: The Development Objective of the proposed project is to improve reliability and timeliness of financial reporting of the National and State Governments of the Federated States of Micronesia. Concept completed on 1 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P161969. US$ 8.5 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. De-partment of Finance and Administration.

Transport & ICT

P2: Palau-FSM Connectivity Project: AF Kosrae Connectivity: The development objective of the Project is to reduce the cost and increase the availability of information and communication technology services in the Recipi-ent's territory. Approval completed on 31 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161363. US$ 1.6 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

(R) Federated States of Micronesia Maritime Investment Project: Facilitate maritime access and safety in the Federated States of Micronesia by improving marine infrastructure and assets, and strengthening institutional ar-rangements. Concept completed on 19 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163922.


US$ 15.0 (IDA Grant). No consultants are required. Department of Transportation, Communication & Infrastruc-ture.

Mongolia

Agriculture

National Livestock and Agriculture Commercialization Program Support: Objective to be Determined. To improve livestock and agricultural productivity and commercialization through strengthening quality and efficiency of the program activities Identification completed on 5 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Myanmar

Myanmar National Food and Agriculture Systems Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to di-versify and enhance Myanmar's priority food and agriculture systems in selected agro ecological and production zones.

The PDO indicators on four dimensions are: (i) diversification, (ii) productivity, (ii) nutrition and (iv) competitive-ness. Identification completed on 17 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Education

Decentralizing Funding to Schools Project: The proposed objective of the Additional Financing is to increase the share of children who complete their primary-level education, and to provide immediate and effective response in case of an Eligible Crisis or Emergency. Negotiations authorized on 8 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Cat-egory B. Project: P157231. US$ 54.0 (MMSP). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter-mined.

Inclusive Access and Quality Education project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 23 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163389. US$ 100.0/72.0 (IDA Credit/GPED). Consult-ing services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Power System Energy Efficiency Improvement Project: The development objective of the proposed project is to increase capacity and efficiency of generation and transmission system in the project area. Concept completed on 10 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162151. US$ 160.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Electric Power Generation Enterprise; Ministry of Electricity and Energy.


Additional Financing: Essential Health Services Access Project: In support of the Myanmar National Health Plan 2017-2021, increase access to a basic essential package of health services of acceptable quality focusing on health and nutritional outcomes of women and children, while increasing financial protection, and to provide imme-diate and effective response in case of an eligible crisis or emergency. Negotiations authorized on 29 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160208. US$ 100.0/10.0 (IDA Credit/GFF). Consulting ser-


vices to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Investing in Nutrition for Growth and Development in Myanmar: To increase the coverage of nutrition inter-ventions proven to improve the nutritional status of women and children in the first 1,000 days of life, in the se -lected high burden States / Regions of Myanmar. Concept completed on 12 November 2017. Environmental Assess-ment Category B. Project: P164129. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Department of Social Welfare; Ministry of Health and Sports.


Enhancing Community Driven Development Project: The development objective is to enable poor rural commu-nities to benefit from improved access to and use of basic infrastructure and services through a people-centered ap-proach. Concept completed on 5 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162647. US$ 25.0 (JSDF). Consulting services to be determined. Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation.

National Community Driven Development Project: The development objective is to enable poor rural communi-ties to benefit from improved access to and use of basic infrastructure and services through a people-centered ap -proach and to enhance the Recipient's capacity to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible crisis or emer-gency. Approval completed on 30 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P153113. US$ 400.0/22.5 (IDA Credit/ITAL). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Papua New Guinea

Agriculture

PNG Agriculture Competitiveness and Diversification Project (PACD): To improve productivity, access to markets and nutrition status of smallholder farmer households in selected value chains Identification completed on 19 November 2017. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Papua New Guinea Grid Electrification Project: The development objective is to increase access to grid elec-tricity in the country. Concept completed on 13 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159840. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. PNG Power Limited.

Philippines

Agriculture

Philippine Rural Development Project Additional Financing: The PRDP aims to increase rural incomes and en-hance farm and fishery productivity in the targeted areas. Negotiations authorized on 24 October 2017. Environ-mental Assessment Category B. Project: P161944. US$170.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Education

Teacher effectiveness and competencies enhancement project: Support better teaching and learning in early grades in Mindanao Identification completed on 8 November 2017. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be de -termined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.



FINANCING MECHANISM FOR DISTRIBUTED SOLAR POWER IN THE PHILIPPINES: The proposed project aims at catalyzing investment in distributed renewable energy in the Philippines. Identification completed on 14 July 2017. US$ 18.2 (PHFS). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Philippines Stage II HCFC Phase-out: The project development objective is to contribute to the Philippines’ ef-forts to meet the 2020 HCFC consumption phase-out obligations and requirements of the Kigali Amendment of the Montreal Protocol and the agreement between the Philippines and the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund. Identification completed on 16 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 2.8 (MPIN). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Philippines - HCFC Phaseout Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 2 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 3.0 (MPIN). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

GEF Metro Manila Flood Management - Phase 1: The project would initiate comprehensive institutional, tech-nical and community approaches to restoring the water quality and enhancing the economic benefits of the large Manila Bay, pasig River and Laguna Lake system. The project is undoubtedly ambitious, and "full" achievement of the goals will take a period of perhaps 20 years of sustained Government and civil society commitment and effort. Accordingly, the project concept proposes a pragmatic approach, with the sequencing of activities in a way that supports the establishment and operationalization of the necessary institutions, a process that may take some time, while also providing for interim mechanisms that will enable planning and investments to proceed for the "clean-up" and enforcement of environmental laws. Project financing would require a blend of loan and grant funds, and the nature of the task suggests an Adjustable Program Loan (APL) would be appropriate, with the first phase being rel -atively modest, in keeping with the substantive governance issues to be addressed. The project concept has a solid legal base through the Clean Water Act, and a host of other well formulated environmental laws including the Supreme Court Directives in 2008 and 2011. Incomplete implementation of those laws and regulations is, however, an issue the project would need to address. The project would have five main components: 1) Establishment of the Institutional Framework and Mechanisms for integrated and comprehensive management of the Manila Bay, Pasig River and Laguna Lake system; 2) Implementation of priority enviromental infrastructure and LGU-implemented subprojects for water quality and sedimentation mitigation; 3) Monitoring of key pollution and sedimentation pa-rameters; 4) Regulatory strengthening and Third-Party Monitoring and Reporting on Compliance with Environmen-tal Laws and Regulations; and 5) Community and Civil Society Volunteer Support and Education. Identification com-pleted on 17 November 2011. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 7.4 (GEFU). Consultants will be re -quired. Department of Environment and Natural Resources Tel: (63-2) 929-6626/27/28/29, E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], Contact: Analiza Teh, Undersecretary.

Governance

Harnessing technology to improve government services: The project development objective is to improve ac-cess, efficiency and the quality of delivery of selected government administrative services. Identification completed on 28 June 2017. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter-mined.


Multi Donor Facility - PH Mindanao Reconstruction & Development: To improve social and economic recov-ery in targeted conflict-affected communities of Mindanao through activities which promote confidence-building, peace and demand-driven governance. Approval completed on 22 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Cat -egory B. Project: P157966. US$ 7.0 (PHMF). Consultants will be required. Mindanao Land Foundation, Contact: Damaso Vertido, Executive Director; Bangsamoro Development Agency, Contact: Mohammad Shuaib Yacob, Execu-tive Director; Community and Family Services International Tel: (63-2) 556-1618, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Steve Muncy, Executive Director; International Labour Organization, Contact: Ruth Georget, Programme Officer.


Multi Donor Facility - PH Mindanao Reconstruction & Development: To improve social and economic recov-ery in targeted conflict-affected communities of Mindanao through activities which promote confidence-building, peace and demand-driven governance. Approval completed on 4 August 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P147008. US$ 6.6 (PHMF). Consultants will be required. Mindanao Land Foundation, Inc. Tel: (63-64) 278-3077, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Damaso Vertido, Executive Director; International Labor Or-ganization Tel: (63-2) 580-9900, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Mr. Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director; Community and Family Services International Tel: (63-91) 7812-8523, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Vladimir Hernan-dez, Director, Philippine Programs.

Transport & ICT

Metro Manila BRT Line 1 Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve the efficiency, effec-tiveness and safety of the public transport system along the Project Corridor in Metro Manila in an environmentally sustainable manner. Approval completed on 16 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P132401. US$40.7/23.9 (IBRD/CCTF). Consultants will be required. Republic of the Philippines, Contact: Stella Lau-reano, Director, IFG, Department of Finance; Department of Transportation, Contact: Anneli Lontoc, Under Secre-tary, Department of Transport and Communications.

Water

Metro Manila Flood Management Project: The project development objective is to improve flood management in selected areas of Metro Manila. Approval completed on 28 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Cate -gory A. Project: P153814. US$207.6/207.6 (IBRD/AIIB). Consultants will be required. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Contact: Foreign Assisted Projects Office, Undersecretary and Director of Env. Manage-ment bureau; Department of Finance, Contact: Ms. Stella Laureano, Director; Metro Manila Development Authority, Contact: Jose V. Campo, Assistant General Manager for Planning.

Samoa


Samoa Health System Strengthening Project: The operation is aimed to improve the quality and capacity of health services in Samoa with particular focus on primary health care. Identification completed on 11 September 2017. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Transport & ICT

Samoa Climate Resilient Transport Project: Improve the resilience of Samoa’s road network and improve Gov-ernment's ability to respond to an Eligible Crisis. Identification completed on 10 November 2017. US$ 28.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Samoa Aviation Investment Project Additional Financing: The project development objective is to improve op-erational safety and oversight of international air transport and associated infrastructure. Approval completed on 3 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157241. US$ 16.6 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be re-quired. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Solomon Islands



Tina River Hydropower Development Project: The project development objective (PDO) is to increase the share of renewable energy through hydropower in Solomon Islands. Approval completed on 20 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P161319. US$ 23.4/10.3/15.0/30.0/31.6/86.0/11.7/10.4 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant/ADFA/ASDB/EDCF/GCF/PRAB/ZPCI). Consultants will be required. Solomon Islands Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification.

Electricity Access and Renewable Energy Expansion Project (Phase II): The development objective is to pro-vide increased access to grid connected electricity and renewable energy in Solomon Islands. Concept completed on 1 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162902. US$ 6.5/7.1/1.6/0.9 (IDA Grant/CSCF/DOCK/GEFU). Consultants will be required. Solomon Islands Electricity Authority (Solomon Power).


Solomon Islands Rapid Employment Project Additional Financing: The proposed new PDO is: to assist tar-geted vulnerable urban populations in the Recipient’s territory to (i) increase their incomes through the provision of short term employment; (ii) improve their knowledge, experience and basic employment skills that are valued in the workplace and society; and (iii) improve their access to services and markets through repaired, more climate re-silient roads and access infrastructure. Approval completed on 31 July 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P152709. US$ 0.5 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Honiara City Council Tel: (677) 21-133/4, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Charles Kelley, City Clerk; Ministry of Infrastructure Develop-ment Tel: (677) 25-783, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Moses Virivolomo, Permanent Secretary.

Community Access & Urban Services Enhancement Project: To improve basic infrastructure and services for vulnerable urban populations in targeted urban centers of the Recipient. Identification completed on 16 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 15.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Imple-menting agency(ies) to be determined.

Rapid Employment Project Additional Financing: The proposed new PDO is: to assist targeted vulnerable ur-ban populations in the Recipient’s territory to (i) increase their incomes through the provision of short term employ -ment; (ii) improve their knowledge, experience and basic employment skills that are valued in the workplace and society; and (iii) improve their access to services and markets through repaired, more climate resilient roads and access infrastructure. Approval completed on 18 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160738. US$ 1.9 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance and Treasury; HONIARA CITY COUNCIL; Ministry of Infrastructure Development.

Water

Solomon Islands Water Supply Project: The Project Development Objective is to improve water and sanitation services in Honiara Identification completed on 17 October 2017. US$ 7.5/7.5 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Thailand

Agriculture

Thailand Agribusiness and Farmers Support Project: 'To support agribusiness enterprise development and em-ployment opportunities for targeted farm households'. The key PDO indicators could be: (i) number of farmers, dis -aggregated by gender, voluntarily joining producer companies; (ii) number of agri-business created, (iii) percentage improvement in productivity of select commodities; and (iv) number of jobs created/generated for participating households.' Identification completed on 25 August 2016. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.



Thailand HCFC Stage II: To contribute to Thailand’s efforts to meet the 2020 and 2025 HCFC consumption phase-out obligations and to reduce the use of high Global Warming Potential (GWP) controlled substances under Montreal Protocol and the agreement between Thailand and the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund. Identification completed on 7 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 12.0 (MPIN). Consult -ing services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Timor-Leste

Transport & ICT

Road Climate Resilience Project Second Additional Financing: The project will deliver sustainable climate re-silient road infrastructure on the Dili-Ainaro corridor. Approval completed on 27 April 2017. Environmental Assess -ment Category B. Project: P252338. US$ 35.2 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance; Min -istry of Public Works, Transport, and Communications.

Timor Leste Branch Roads Project: The project will deliver sustainable climate resilient road infrastructure to complement the Dili-Ainaro corridor and link it to adjacent districts. Identification completed on 1 April 2015. Envi -ronmental Assessment Category B. US$41.3/8.3/25.5 (IBRD/IDA Credit/EUIB). Consulting services to be deter-mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Tonga


(R) Pacific Islands Regional Oceanscape Program - Tonga: The PDO is to strengthen the shared management of select Pacific Island commercial and coastal community fisheries. Concept completed on 3 December 2017. Envi-ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164941. US$ 10.0/10.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be re-quired. Ministry of Fisheries.


Pathways for Tongan Youth Employability: The project aims to improve opportunities for secondary school com-pletion and facilitate the transition to jobs in the domestic and overseas labor markets for Tongan youth. Concept completed on 14 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P161541. US$ 7.5/7.5 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance and National Planning.

Transport & ICT

Tonga Climate Resilience Transport Project: Improve maritime safety and connectivity in Tonga by strengthen-ing institutional arrangements, and improving port infrastructure and/or maritime services. Identification com-pleted on 24 August 2016. US$ 10.0/10.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Imple-menting agency(ies) to be determined.

Tonga Aviation Investment Project - Additional Financing: The project development objective is to improve operational safety and oversight of international air transport infrastructure. Approval completed on 9 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156018. US$ 7.3/0.3 (IDA Grant/PRIF). Consultants will be re-quired. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Tonga e-Government Support Project: The project development objective is to improve the Government’s capac-ity for digital public service delivery.


Identification completed on 10 April 2015. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 5.0/10.0 (IDA Grant/ASDB). Consulting services to be determined. MEIDECC.

Tuvalu

TV: Telecommunications and ICT Development Project: The Project Development Objective is to facilitate im-proved access to telecommunications and ICT services in Tuvalu. Concept completed on 19 July 2017. Environmen -tal Assessment Category B. Project: P159395. US$ 10.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Communications and Transport, Contact: Falasese Tupau, Assistant Secretary.

Tuvalu Aviation Investment Project Additional Finance III: The project development objective is to improve the safety and security of air transport and associated infrastructure. Approval completed on 16 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163856. US$ 8.8 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be deter-mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Tuvalu Aviation Investment Project Additional Financing II: The project development objective is to improve the safety and security of air transport and associated infrastructure. Approval completed on 31 March 2016. Envi -ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157779. US$ 2.9 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Imple-menting agency(ies) to be determined.

SOP 1 Tuvalu Maritime Investment in Climate Resilient Operations: Improve the resilience of Tuvalu’s mar-itime sector and its capacity to prepare for and respond promptly and effectively to an Eligible Crisis or Emergency in Tuvalu. Concept completed on 25 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P161540. US$ 20.0/0.2 (IDA Grant/GFDR). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Communications and Transport.

Vanuatu

Vanuatu Aviation Investment Project Second Additional Finance: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 21 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 15.0/15.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Con -sulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Vanuatu Aviation Investment Project Additional Financing: The project development objective is to improve operational safety and oversight of international air transport and associated infrastructure in Vanuatu. Approval completed on 10 January 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161454. US$ 9.5/4.6 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance and Economic Management.

Vietnam

Agriculture

National Targeted Programs Support Project: The Project Development Objective is to enhance the socio eco-nomic development planning process and push for its operationalization and institutionalization across the National Targeted Program for New Rural development (NRD) and Sustainable Poverty Reduction (SPR), using planning and monitoring and public financial management systems, as a tool for investment prioritization and financing of local needs. Approval completed on 28 June 2017. Project: P159737. US$ 153.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Education

Support for Autonomous Higher Education Project (SAHEP): The Development Objective of the Project is to improve research, teaching, and institutional capacity at selected autonomous universities and strengthen the na-


tional higher education management system. Approval completed on 15 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Cat -egory B. Project: P156849. US$ 155.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Socialist Republic of Viet-nam; Vietnam National University of Agriculture.


Vietnam Second Distribution Efficiency Project: The project development objectives is to improve the quality and reliability of electricity services to final consumers by Vietnam’s Power Corporations. Concept completed on 11 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162173. US$350.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Electricity of Vietnam.

Vietnam Scaling Up Energy Efficiency Project: The Project Development Objective is to improve energy effi-ciency in Vietnam's industrial sector through the mobilization of commercial financing. The project will thereby con -tribute to achieving the government's energy saving and greenhouse gas emission reduction objectives. Concept completed on 31 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P164938. US$ 3.0 (GCF). Consult-ing services to be determined. General Directorate of Energy, Ministry of Industry and Trade.

(N) Vietnam Scaling Up Energy Efficiency Guarantee: The Project Development Objective is to improve energy efficiency in Vietnam’s industrial sector through the mobilization of commercial financing. The project would thereby contribute to achieving the government’s energy efficiency and GHG reduction objectives. Identification completed on 30 November 2017. US$ 3.0 (GCF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Forest Sector Modernization and Coastal Resilience Enhancement Project: The project development objec-tive is to improve coastal forest management in the Project Provinces. Approval completed on 22 June 2017. Envi-ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157127. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be deter-mined. Socialist Republic of Vietnam; Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Vietnam HCFC Phaseout Project Stage II: 11. The project development objective is to reduce HCFC consump-tion in order to contribute to Vietnam’s efforts to meet its 2020 HCFC consumption phase-out obligations under the Montreal Protocol, as well as to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases in the manufacturing and use of refrigera-tion and air-conditioning equipment. Identification completed on 13 August 2014. Environmental Assessment Cate-gory B. Project: P152232. US$ 14.6 (MPIN). Consultants will be required. State Bank of Vietnam, Contact: Mr. Le Minh Hung, Governor; Ministry of Environment and Natural resources, Contact: Nguyen Thi My Hoang, National Ozone Coordinator.

GEF Mekong Delta Integrated Climate Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods Project: To strengthen re-search and innovation capacity of research institutions and communities for developing and applying climate-smart and climate-resilient natural resources management practices in selected provinces in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. Ap-praisal completed on 3 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159976. US$ 6.0 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


(R) Investing and Innovating for Grassroots Service Delivery Reform: The development objective is to im-prove the quality and efficiency of the grassroots health system in the targeted provinces, with a focus on the man -agement of selected non-communicable disease (NCD) and maternal and child health (MCH) tracer conditions.

This will be achieved by (i) enabling the commune-level facilities to take on the management of select non-communi-cable diseases, (ii) improving the utilization and quality of services already provided at commune level, and (iii) strengthening the capacity of the district to provide appropriate referral and support services.. Concept completed on 21 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161283. US$ 80.0/20.0/5.0/3.0 (IDA Credit/GFF/IDFH/PHGF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Health.



Additional Financing for Danang Sustainable City Development Project: The project development objective is to expand access of city residents to improved drainage, wastewater collection and treatment services, the arte -rial road network, and public transport in selected areas of Da Nang City. Approval completed on 26 May 2017. En-vironmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159049. US$ 72.5 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Imple-menting agency(ies) to be determined.

Dynamic Cities Integrated Development Project: The proposed project development objective is to increase ac-cess to improved urban infrastructure services and enhance integrated urban planning and management capacity in the project cities. Concept completed on 7 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160162. US$ 330.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Thanh Hoa People's Committee; Thai Nguyen CPC; Yen Bai CPC; Ninh Binh CPC; Ky Anh CPC.

Vietnam - Additional Financing for Medium Cities Development Project: The development objective of the project is to increase access to improved urban infrastructure services in selected medium-sized cities in Vietnam. Approval completed on 9 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P159426. US$ 53.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. State Bank of Vietnam; Project Management Unit (PMU) in Vinh; Project Man-agement Unit (PMU) in Lao Cai; Project Management Unit (PMU) in Phu Ly.

Vietnam Scaling up Urban Upgrading Project: The PDO is to improve access to infrastructure in priority city areas and improve urban planning in the participating cities Approval completed on 30 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P159397. US$ 240.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Socialist Republic of Vietnam; Ministry of Construction.

Transport & ICT

Central Highlands Connectivity Improvement Project: To improve the connectivity, safety and climate-re-silience of the National Highway 19. Approval completed on 22 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159238. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Socialist Republic of Vietnam; Projects Management Unit No. 2.

Southern Region Waterways and Transport Logistics Corridor Project: To improve inland waterway connec-tivity in the southern region of Vietnam. Identification completed on 22 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Cat -egory A. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Northern Delta Transport Development Project Additional Financing: The Project's development objective is to enhance the efficiency, environmental sustainability and safety of transport infrastructure and services, through the alleviation of physical and institutional bottlenecks in two major waterway corridors in the Northern Delta Re -gion. Approval completed on 5 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P158976. US$ 78.7 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Project Management Unit for Waterways (PMU-W); Ministry of Transport.

Water

Mekong Regional Water Security Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 21 January 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$400.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implement-ing agency(ies) to be determined.

Vietnam Coastal Cities Sustainable Environment Project: The Project development objective is to increase ac-cess to sanitation services and improve the operational performance of sanitation utilities in the Project Cities. Ap-proval completed on 5 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P156143. US$46.0/190.2 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Binh Dinh PMU, Contact: Le Van Lich, Project Director; Quang Binh PMU, Contact: Nguyen Van Thuan, Project Director; Khanh Hoa PMU, Contact: Chau Ngo Anh Nhan, Project Director; Ninh Thuan PMU, Contact: Do Khoa Danh, Project Director; Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Contact: Nguyen Van Binh, Governor State Bank of Vietnam.


Vietnam Urban Water Supply and Wastewater Project - Additional Financing: To increase access to sus-tainable water services and environmental sanitation in selected urban areas in the Project Provinces Approval completed on 26 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156678. US$69.0/50.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Regional

Transport & ICT

Pacific Aviation Safety Office Reform Project Additional Financing II: The project development objective is to strengthen the coordination capacity of the Pacific Aviation Safety Office to deliver regional aviation safety and se-curity oversight, and technical and advisory services to the Pacific Island Countries. Identification completed on 26 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 2.5 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Im-plementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Europe And Central Asia

Albania


Environmental Services Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to support sustainable land man-agement practices and increase communities’ monetary and non-monetary benefits in targeted Project areas which are mainly in erosion prone rural upland areas.

This PDO is to be achieved through the support of alternative livelihoods and provision of environmental services and through sustainable utilization of wood and pasture products in the long term. The Project will particularly fo -cus on enhancing the financial, economic, and institutional sustainability of land use and natural resources manage-ment, and will help build capacities of Albania farmers, community organizations and government institutions to ef -ficiently use EU funding. Approval completed on 8 July 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 10.6 (FSCO). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Environment, Contact: Ardiana Sokoli, Director.

Governance

Albania Strengthening Institutions for Municipal Service Delivery: To improve the accountability and capac-ity of municipalities to deliver local infrastructure and services Identification completed on 15 February 2017. US$35.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Additional Financing Social Assistance Modernization project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 7 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$11.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Transport & ICT

Regional and Local Roads Connectivity: The Project Development Objective is to improve access to selected agricultural markets and tourism centers, and to strengthen selected project municipalities' capacity to manage their road assets. Identification completed on 6 February 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Water

Albania Water Resources and Irrigation Project Additional Financing: The Revised Project Development Ob-jective (PDO) is to: (i) establish the strategic framework to manage water resources at the national level and at the level of the Drin-Buna and Semani River basins; and (ii) improve irrigation service delivery in Selected Irrigation Systems. Negotiations authorized on 10 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162786. US$26.8 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Armenia


Utility Scale Solar Power Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 11 May 2015. Envi-ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155662. US$ 4.0 (GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Im-plementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Water

Additional Financing Irrigation System Enhancement Project: The PDO is (i) to reduce the amount of energy used and to improve the irrigation conveyance efficiency in targeted irrigation schemes; and (ii) to improve the availability and reliability of important sector data and information for decision makers and other stakeholders. Ap-proval completed on 14 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161538. US$2.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance; Water Sector Projects Implementation Unit State Agency; State Committee of the Water Economy.

Azerbaijan


Second Rural Investment Project Additional Financing: The AzRIP projects, under implementation since 2005, have garnered widespread recognition for delivery of solid, tangible and dynamic results on the ground in improv -ing people's lives though the upgrading of rural communities' access to infrastructure services, improved mobility, and increased farmers' incomes. A keen emphasis on sustainable infrastructure, maintenance contracts, and ac-countability has helped ensure that over 90 percent of infrastructure rehabilitated under the purview of AzRIP is operational. The income of over 600,000 farmers has increased, and 150,000 rural poor now have access to safe wa-ter. AzRIP-2 is a multisector investment loan targeting 600 communities in 56 rayons for community-driven rural in-frastructure investments and livelihood support. The proposed Additional Financing would continue to prioritize provision of improved access to and use of community-driven rural infrastructure and expand economic activities for rural households through financing of priority rural infrastructure investments, strengthening the capacity of communities in partnership with municipalities and local support institutions to effectively identify, plan, and imple-ment their development priorities; and building opportunities for rural employment and livelihood support services. The AF would comprise three components - one to extend delivery of community rural infrastructure (additional


rounds of grants to participating communities and service to new coverage areas), the second to scale up the liveli -hood pilots, expanding the productive investment livelihoods component and the third to pilot a lifeline roads con-cept (with clusters of communities and a focus on local connecting roads) . Approval completed on 9 July 2014. En -vironmental Assessment Category B. Project: P147861. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. AZRIP PMU in State Agency on Agricultural Credit Tel: /Fax: (994-12) 493-4813, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Soubhan Asgerov, Project Director.

Additional Financing to IDP Living Standards and Livelihoods Project: The objective of the Project is to im-prove living conditions and increase the economic self-reliance of targeted internally displaced persons. Approval completed on 17 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155110. US$66.7 (IBRD). Consul-tants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Azerbaijan Third Rural Investment Project: Increase access to rural infrastructure and economic livelihood op-portunities for target rural households, and strengthen institutional capacity at sub-national levels to support rural livelihoods development Concept completed on 24 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159962. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. State Service on Agricultural Projects and Credits, Min-istry of Agriculture.

Transport & ICT

Azerbaijan Highway 3 Additional Financing: “To contribute to a more efficient and safer Baku-Shamakhi and Yenikend-Shorsulu roads and higher quality road services as part of the general network upgrading to motorway standard, and to improve the management of the nascent motorway network.” Approval completed on 28 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P156377. US$140.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter-mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Belarus


Sustainable Energy Scale-Up Project: The Project Development Objective is to improve the sustainability and efficiency of space heating by scaling up biomass district heating and supporting demand-side energy efficiency in-terventions. Identification completed on 13 October 2017. US$100.0/100.0 (IBRD/EUIB). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


(R) Belarus Forestry Development Project - Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective is to enhance silvicultural management and reforestation and afforestation, increase the use of felling residues and im-prove the public good contribution from forests in targeted forest areas. Negotiations authorized on 27 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165121. US$14.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter-mined. Ministry of Forestry; BellesExport.

Water

Belarus Utility Modernization Project: Modernization of water supply, wastewater and solid waste disposal ser-vices in Belarus, and provision of efficient and sustainable services through: (i) improvement in utility operation, as-set management and investment planning, and (ii) modernization of water supply/sanitation and solid waste collec-tion and disposal infrastructure. Identification completed on 11 July 2017. US$40.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Bosnia and Herzegovina


Agriculture

(R) Agricultural Competitiveness and Institutional Strengthening Project: Improve sector competitiveness and strengthen public institutions in agriculture in Bosnia and Herzegovina Identification completed on 25 October 2017. US$30.0/20.0 (IBRD/ECEU). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter-mined.


Second Solid Waste Management Project Additional Financing - EC IPA: The objective is to improve the availability, quality, environmental soundness, and financial viability of solid waste management services in partici-pating utilities/regions. Approval completed on 18 December 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 6.0 (F7U4). Consulting services to be determined. FBiH Ministry of Environment and Tourism Tel: (387-33) 726-374, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Mr. Anto Covic, Team Leader; RS Ministry of Spatial Planning Tel: (387-51) 339-504, E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], Contact: Mr. Sveto Cvijic, Team Leader.


BiH Business Environment Strengthening Project (BESP): The Project Development Objective is to enhance competitiveness and strengthen the environment in which enterprises operate. Identification completed on 30 June 2016. US$60.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Transport & ICT

(R) Republika Srpska Railways Restructuring Project: The Overall Development Objective of the Transport Sector Modernization Program (TSMP) is to improve transport connectivity of the country along priority transport links and to support improvements in transport operations and asset management practices. The Program is multi-phased with a First Phase including road sections in the Federation of Bosnia and Hezegovina, and the Second Phase including railways in the Republika Srpska.

The Development Objective of the Second Phase of the TSMP is to improve the operational efficiency and financial sustainability of the railways in Republika Srpska.

Approval completed on 7 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161122. US$60.6 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Republika Srpska.

Bulgaria


(R) Bulgaria Residential Energy Efficiency Project: Objective to be Determined. Negotiations authorized on 1 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154710. US$284.6/170.7/113.8 (IBRD/CEB/KFW). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Croatia

Transport & ICT

Modernization and Restructuring of the Road Sector: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 28 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$23.3/265.0/370.7/424.3 (IBRD/EBRD/GUAR/ZPCO). Consult-ing services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Georgia


Second Regional Development Project Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective is to improve infrastructure services and institutional capacity to support increased contribution of tourism in the local economy of the Imereti Region. Approval completed on 4 April 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157465. US$9.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Transport & ICT

East West Highway Corridor Improvement Project Additional Financing: <p>The proposed PDOs are to: (i) reduce road user costs along the East-West Highway Corridor section upgraded under the project; and (ii) strengthen the capacity of the Roads Department and the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development to re-spectively manage the road network and provide an enabling environment to improve logistics services.</p>

Approval completed on 8 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P160152. US$20.0/90.0 (IBRD/EUIB). Consultants will be required. Roads Department of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infra -structure (RDMRDI).

Kazakhstan


Hazardous and POPs Waste Management Project: The proposed Development Objective is to create hazardous waste treatment capacity in compliance with international environmental standards and to reduce contamination of Kazakhstan's natural resources and public health risks of exposure to this contamination from selected PCB con-taminated sites. The overall Global Environment Objective of the proposed project is to reduce the environmental and health hazards associated with stockpiles of PCBs-containing materials and waste and POPs-based pesticides, by eliminating stockpiles, establishing a treatment facility and safeguarding sites contaminated with these materials consistent with the country's obligations under the Stockholm Convention. For this purpose, the Global Environ-mental Facility has in principle approved a US$10.35 million Grant. The Project will achieve its objective through: (i) development of a treatment/destruction facility for POPs/PCBs waste and extending the use of this facility for the destruction of other suitable categories of hazardous waste including old stocks of pesticides; (ii) remediation of se-lected historic PCBs contaminated waste disposal sites; and (iii) related to the site remediation investment program, disposing the PCBs waste, PCBs equipment and PCBs contaminated soil with hazardous waste classification from these sites in the constructed facility in line with the Stockholm Convention The proposed project would have four components: (1) development of a treatment/destruction facility; (2) remediation of selected historic PCB contami-nated sites, including treatment of present PCB waste/equipment and PCB contaminated soil; (3) development of regulatory framework for industrial hazardous waste management and institutional capacity building; and (4) project management. Identification completed on 16 October 2013. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 10.4 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Hazardous and POPs Waste Management Project: The proposed Development Objective is to create a haz-ardous and POPs waste treatment facility with appropriate environmental controls and to remediate selected PCB contaminated sites, reduce public and environmental exposure to these now contaminated lands

The Project will achieve its objective through: (i) creation of a facility to treat hazardous and POPs waste with ap-propriate environmental controls; (ii) remediation of selected historic PCBs contaminated waste disposal sites; and (iii) disposing the PCBs waste, PCBs equipment and PCBs contaminated soil with hazardous waste classification from these sites, remediated under the Project, in the constructed facility in line with the Stockholm Convention.


Identification completed on 9 September 2009. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P114830. US$34.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Energy Tel: 77172740257, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Beibut Shakhanov, Director, Waste Management Department.

Transport & ICT

Center West Regional Development Corridor: The Project Development Objectives are to improve the transport connectivity within the regions along the Kazakhstan Center West Corridor and strengthen the capacity of selected agencies for the effective implementation of the corridor development, and road asset preservation policies. Ap-proval completed on 9 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P153497. US$977.9 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Committee for Roads, Contact: Satjan Ablaliev, Deputy Chairman; Ministry of Finance, Contact: Mr. Ruslan Beketayev, Vice Minister; JSC KazAvtoZhol, Contact: Ermek Kizatov, Chairman.

Digital Kazakhstan Project: The project development objective is to support the government of Kazakhstan with their national initiative Digital Kazakhstan aimed at establishing a platform for greater private sector participation in development and operation of ICT enabled services across Kazakhstan. Identification completed on 17 February 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implement-ing agency(ies) to be determined.

Kosovo

Agriculture

Kosovo Agriculture and Rural Development Project - Third Additional Financing: The development objec-tive of the project is to improve productivity of and access to markets by project beneficiaries in the horticulture and livestock subsectors of Kosovo and strengthen the institutional capacity of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development. Approval completed on 28 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158710. US$ 22.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development.


Kosovo Power Project: IDA partial risk guarantee in support of a private sector independent power producer and lignite mining company, to be selected under the Lignite Power TA Project (P097635). Concept completed on 4 Au -gust 2011. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P118287. US$ 40.0/725.0/725.0 (GUID/ZBIL/ZEXP). No consultants are required. Ministry of Economic Development Tel: (381-38) 2002-1505, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Mr. Besim Beqaj, Minister.

Finance & Markets

Kosovo Financial Sector Strengthening Project: The objectives of the Project are to (i) enhance financial inter-mediation; and (ii) strengthen financial sector infrastructure. Identification completed on 16 August 2017. US$ 12.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


(N) Kosovo Youth Entrepreneurship and Inclusion: Improve the social and economic inclusion of 4,000 disad-vantaged youth, aged 15-29, through entrepreneurship opportunities and youth engagement in local development activities. Identification completed on 4 December 2017. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be deter -mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 27 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Real Estate & Geospatial Infrastructure Project: The Project Development Objective is to contribute to an in-crease in the availability, transparency and efficiency of land administration and geospatial data and services. Iden-tification completed on 20 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 16.5 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Transport & ICT

Kosovo Digital Economy (KODE): Increase the ability of Kosovo’s citizens and its rural communities to partici-pate in the digital economy. Concept completed on 16 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164188. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Economic Development.

Kyrgyz Republic


Heat Supply Improvement Project: The Project Development Objective is to improve the efficiency and quality of heating in selected Project areas. Approval completed on 27 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157079. US$ 23.0/23.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Economy; Min-istry of Finance; Bishkekteploset JSC (BTS).

Governance

Capacity Building in Public Financial Management 2: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve budget predictability, control and transparency in the Kyrgyz Republic. Negotiations authorized on 12 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P155148. US$ 3.0 (FSSP). Consulting services to be deter-mined. Ministry of Finance, Contact: Mr. Mirlan Baigonchokov, Deputy Minister of Finance; Project Implementation Unit, Ministry of Finance, Contact: Bermet Musakozhoeva, Head of PIU.

Revenue Administration Modernization Project: To improve revenue collection, tax compliance and taxpayer services in the Kyrgyz Republic. Identification completed on 31 May 2017. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting ser -vices to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Enhancing Resilience in Kyrgyzstan: The Project Development Objectives are to support the recipient in strengthening its capacity to respond to disasters, in providing safer and improved learning environment for chil -dren, and in reducing adverse financial impacts of natural hazards on the government budget and population. Con -cept completed on 1 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162635. US$ 10.0/10.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Emergency Situations.

CASA-1000 Community Support Program - Kyrgyz Republic: To engage communities in the development of social and economic infrastructure in order to enhance services, livelihoods and inclusion in target villages near the CASA-1000 transmission line. Concept completed on 30 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163592. US$ 5.0/5.0/1.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant/CASA). Consulting services to be determined. Community Development and Investment Agency.

Water

National Water Resources Management Project - Phase 2: The project development objective of the NWRMP-2 is to improve the water resources management capability and irrigation service delivery for the benefit of water


users. Identification completed on 18 May 2017. US$ 5.5 (F7U8). Consulting services to be determined. Imple-menting agency(ies) to be determined.

Sustainable Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Development Project – Additional Financing: The project development objectives (PDO) are to assist the Kyrgyz Republic to (i) improve access to and quality of water supply and sanitation services in the Participating Rural Communities; and (ii) strengthen capacity of the Recipient's insti-tutions in the water supply and sanitation sector. Approval completed on 22 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162840. US$ 19.8/16.2 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Macedonia, former Yugoslav Republic of


Macedonia Energy Efficiency Fund for Public Buildings: The project would develop and capitalize a revolving fund to finance energy efficiency improvements in public buildings. The fund would directly support the Govern -ment's National Program for Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings and meet its energy savings targets for the build -ing sector as committed under the Energy Community Treaty. Identification completed on 19 March 2014. Environ-mental Assessment Category B. US$20.0/10.0 (IBRD/ECSE). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Economy Tel: (389-2) 309-3489, E-mail: [email protected].


Macedonia Social Services Improvement: To expand and improve access to and effectiveness of social cash ben-efits and services for vulnerable groups. Identification completed on 3 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$35.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Moldova

Agriculture

Moldova Agriculture Competitiveness Project 2nd Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective is to enhance the competitiveness of the agro-food sector by supporting the modernization of the food safety man-agement system, facilitating market access for farmers, and mainstreaming agro-environmental and sustainable land management practices. Approval completed on 7 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157765. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Moldova Agriculture Competitiveness Project Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective is to enhance the competitiveness of the agro-food sector by supporting the modernization of the food safety manage-ment system, facilitating market access for farmers, and mainstreaming agro-environmental and sustainable land management practices. Approval completed on 19 May 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154238. US$ 12.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Education

Moldova Skills for Jobs Project: Improve skills acquisition by the current stock of workers and future labor force in alignment with the skills demanded by employers Identification completed on 23 June 2017. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Moldova Education Reform Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective is to improve learning conditions in targeted schools and strengthen the Recipient's education monitoring systems, while promoting effi-ciency reforms in the education sector. Negotiations authorized on 15 November 2017. Environmental Assessment


Category B. Project: P156657. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Moldova Transparent Power Market Project: The Development Objective of the Project is to improve the secu-rity and reliability of the electricity transmission system through interconnections with Romania, and therefore, en-able the creation of a transparent and competitive electric power market in Moldova and its integration into the re -gional electric power market. Identification completed on 18 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 70.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Climate Adaptation Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to enhance the adoption of climate-smart practices in agriculture, forestry and pasture management in targeted landscapes and strengthen national disaster management systems. Approval completed on 9 June 2017. US$ 2.0 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Environment; Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry; Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Climate Adaptation Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to enhance the adoption of climate-smart practices in agriculture, forestry and pasture management in targeted landscapes and strengthen national disaster management systems. Approval completed on 9 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155968. US$12.4/12.8 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Environment.


Land Registration, Valuation and Local Taxation Project: To improve the quality of the land administration and property valuation systems and to enhance transparency of the property taxation system. Concept completed on 28 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161238. US$ 35.0 (IDA Credit). Consul-tants will be required. Public Service Agency/State Enterprise Cadastre.

Disaster and Climate Risk Management Project Additional Financing: The Project development objective (PDO) is to strengthen the State Hydro meteorological Service's ability to forecast severe weather and improve Moldova's capacity to prepare for and respond to natural disasters. Approval completed on 19 May 2015. Environ-mental Assessment Category B. Project: P148125. US$ 2.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Im-plementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Montenegro

Agriculture

Montenegro Second Institutional Development and Agriculture Strengthening Project: The Project Devel-opment Objective is to improve the competitiveness of agriculture and fisheries in Montenegro through enhanced delivery of government support in alignment with EU accession requirements. Negotiations authorized on 23 No-vember 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164424. US$34.9 (IBRD). Consultants will be re-quired. Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Additional Financing to MIDAS: The new objectives of the Project are: (i) to improve delivery of government as-sistance for sustainable agriculture and rural development in a manner consistent with the EU's pre-accession re-quirements; (ii) to increase the experience of Montenegrin authorities in administering rural development grants in accordance with EU-IPARD core rules, and (iii) to support a selected number of agricultural holdings and food es -tablishments in upgrading towards EU standards. Approval completed on 9 September 2016. Environmental As -sessment Category B. Project: P159115. US$3.3 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.



Montenegro Second Energy Efficiency Project: The development objective is to improve energy efficiency in public sector buildings and support the development of sustainable energy efficiency financing mechanisms. Con-cept completed on 16 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165509. US$7.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Health; Ministry of Economy.

Governance

Revenue Administration Reform Project: The development objective of the project is to improve the effective-ness of operational functions of Montenegro’s tax administration and to reduce the compliance costs for corporate taxpayers.

The project supports Montenegro’s long-term vision of a revenue administration that operates with streamlined risk-based business processes that contribute to the efficient collection of taxes and social contributions from all sources of economic activity. Increased compliance will generate a more robust revenue stream to provide essen-tial services to citizens. Improvements in revenue administration capacity will also support the country's goal for EU accession and economic integration with EU member states. Approval completed on 31 July 2017. Environmen-tal Assessment Category C. Project: P149743. US$15.7 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Montenegro, Contact: Radoje Zugic, Minister of Finance; Montenegro Tax Administration Tel: +382 206 58 063, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Milan Lakićević, Director of Tax Administration.


Montenegro Tourism Based Local Development Project: The objective of the Project is to improve local infra-structures, tourism assets; and institutional capacity to support tourism related local economic development in the central and northern regions of Montenegro. Identification completed on 18 October 2016. US$50.0 (IBRD). Con-sulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Romania


Integrated Nutrient Pollution Control Project - Additional Financing: The development objective of the project is to support the Government of Romania towards meeting EU Nitrate Directive requirements at a national scale. Approval completed on 28 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155594. US$52.4 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


(R) Strengthening Disaster Risk Management in Romania: The Project Development Objective is to enhance the resilience of critical disaster and emergency response infrastructure and to strengthen the government’s capac-ities in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. Concept completed on 29 December 2017. Environ-mental Assessment Category B. Project: P166302. US$58.6 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Romania Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Justice Quarter and Esplanada District Development Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification com-pleted on 29 September 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Transport & ICT


(R) Ploiesti-Brasov Motorway Preparation Project: To support preparation of Ploiesti-Brasov Motorway Project and strengthen the capabilities of Romania’s national road sector to sustainably implement and finance major projects. Concept completed on 15 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P165989. US$35.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Transport.

Russian Federation

Education

Innovative Dev-t of Preschool Educ. of Rep. of Sakha (Yakutia) Project: The Project Development Objective is to improve the quality of preschool education and increase access to kindergartens in the Republic of Sakha (Yaku-tia). Negotiations authorized on 28 March 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P127405. US$117.7 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Consultants will be required for an architect's assistant, per-mafrost engineer, ECD specialists' assistant with background in Russia and CIS. Ministry of Education of Sakha (Yakutia) Tel: (7-4112) 422-921, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Natalia Sitnikova, Head of General Education Department.

Enhancing Workforce Skills for Regional Development: The project development objectives (PDO) are to in-crease the relevance of the skills of technical and vocational education and training graduates to the needs of the labor market in selected pilot regions and to expand best practices to other selected dissemination regions in the Russian Federation. This will be achieved through developing, pilot testing and disseminating modern models of ef -ficient training of skilled workers and technicians in the regional vocational education systems to support the social and economic development of the regions of the Russian Federation. Negotiations authorized on 27 June 2014. En-vironmental Assessment Category B. Project: P144167. US$330.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Education and Science Tel: (7-495) 629-2425, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Alexander Klimov, Deputy Minister.


RUSSIA ENERGY EFFICIENCY (GEF): The Project Development Objective is to improve the efficiency of energy use in Russia by scaling-up commercial lending by banks for EE investments in the industrial and public sectors. The global environmental objective is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) by scaling-up EE investments. The PDO will be achieved through combined financial and technical assistance (TA), supported by a US$500 million IBRD loan and a US$9.71 million GEF grant to GPB, and a US$13.02 million GEF grant to REA.

The Project will provide assistance to three key groups of stakeholders. International experience shows that the success in enabling investments in EE depends on participation of and interactions among three groups; banks, project owners, and service and equipment providers. The Project will directly target selected representatives from all three groups. Several Russian banks will receive training and some technical assistance to develop their EE lending business, so that they could enter the market to finance EE projects. The GPB, the third largest bank in Russia, will receive an IBRD loan that will co-finance its EE credit line. A visible presence of GPB in the market of EE financing, demonstration of a viable EE lending business, and dissemination of experiences will encourage EE lending uptake by other banks.

The Project will help several regions improve their EE plans and develop bankable EE subprojects. In five regions; Kaluga, Novosibirsk, Samara, Yaroslavl and Yekaterinburg, GEF will support REA TA efforts to regional and munici -pal authorities in improving their EE programs and to several project owners in the regions in preparing bankable projects. This should boost the demand for EE services and equipment providers, while demonstrating viable pro-curement, contracting and financing models. National dissemination of results and lessons learned will spur on other regions, municipalities, and energy consumers to follow the example, which could help address a critical issue facing commercial financing of EE projects, the shortage of EE investment projects that are acceptable to commer-cial banks. Identification completed on 8 July 2010. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P122492. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Gazprom bank and Ministry of Energy, Russian Energy Agency Tel: (7-495) 789-9292, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Ms. Tatiana Yurlova, First Vice President.


RUSSIA ENERGY EFFICIENCY (GEF): The objective is to support the institutional, regulatory and market barri-ers facing commercial financing of Energy Efficiency projects across Russia. Identification completed on 16 Decem-ber 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P123692. US$ 22.7 (GEFU). Consulting services to be de-termined. Gazprom bank and Ministry of Energy, Russian Energy Agency Tel: (7-495) 789-9292, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Ms. Tatiana Yurlova, First Vice President.


Integrated Environmental Monitoring Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve the na-tional and selected regions’ capacity to generate environmental monitoring data and provide accessible, quality and reliable environmental monitoring information to various users from the public and private sectors.

Specifically, the Project will facilitate improved efficiency of state environmental monitoring through introducing in-ternational standards of environmental monitoring, developing the existing subsystems of state environmental mon-itoring and integrating them into a unified information and analytical system. Negotiations authorized on 29 May 2014. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P143159. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Min-istry of Natural Resources and Environment Tel: 749-9254-1560, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Gleb A. Vatletsov, Director of the Department.

Finance & Markets

Microfinance Development Project: The objectives of the project are to: (i) develop a proper legal, regulatory, and supervisory framework to enable safe and sound growth of the microfinance and credit cooperative sectors; and (ii) develop the industry's capacity to meet sectoral regulations and institutional standards. Approval completed on 31 January 2013. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P095554. US$20.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Ministry of Finance Tel: (7-495) 648-3541, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Alexey Savatyugin, Deputy Minister.


Regional Cancer Care Modernization Project: The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to contrib-ute to Regional government's effort to improve early access to detection and quality treatment of cancer care ser-vices in Tyumen Oblast. Concept completed on 6 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151953. US$140.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Federal Ministry of Health, Contact: Mikhail Kramorov, Head of Division, Dept. of Organization of Medical Care; RUSSIAN FEDERATION, Contact: Andrei A. Bokarev, Di-rector, Dept. for International Financial Relations, MOF.


Local Economic Development of Small Towns: The proposed objective of the project is to support the economic development of selected small towns. This will occur through leveraging their economic assets, particularly cultural heritage assets. Identification completed on 24 October 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P147429. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation Tel: 7-495-9134719, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Ms. Anna Valkova, Department for International Finan-cial Affairs; Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, Contact: Artem Novikov, Deputy Director of Estate and Investment Policy Department.

Additional Financing for St. Petersburg Economic Development Project: To support St. Petersburg in (i) pro-moting conducive policy and the regulatory environment for the expansion of private sector enterprises; (ii) facili -tating a larger and more efficient private market for land and real estate; (iii) strengthening City fiscal management capacity; and (iv) preserving and enhancing cultural assets in St. Petersburg. The higher level objective is to en -hance St Petersburg’s prospects for economic diversification and growth. The AF will contribute to these objectives


by leveraging the city’s cultural assets to sustain tourism, generate jobs and create opportunities for local busi-nesses. Negotiations authorized on 26 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P146463. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, Contact: Mr. Artem Novikov, Deputy Director of Estate and Investment Policy Department.

Social Inclusion of Vulnerable Groups through Physical Training: The Project Development Objective is to enhance social inclusion for selected disadvantaged groups in pilot municipalities, through increased access to, and use of, sports and recreation activities and services. Negotiations authorized on 4 October 2013. Environmental As-sessment Category B. Project: P126283. US$70.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Sports, Tourism and Youth Policy Tel: (7-495) 601-9440, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Mr. Pavel Varaksin, Lead Ex-pert.

Transport & ICT

Improvement of Urban Transport Sys (GEF): The project aims to improve urban mobility, accessibility, safety and environmental sustainability of transport systems in selected cities of the Russian Federation. Negotiations au-thorized on 27 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P133201. US$117.5 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Transport Tel: 7-495-626-10-88, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Mr. Nikolay A. Asaul, Deputy Minister.

Russian Development Bank Infrastructure Financing Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification com-pleted on 19 March 2014. Environmental Assessment Category F. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be de -termined. Vnesheconombank (Russian Development Bank) Tel: 7-495-604-63-13, E-mail: [email protected], Con-tact: Mr. Alexander Pavlov, Deputy Director.

Improvement of Urban Transport Sys (GEF): The proposed project aims (i) to improve the quality and condition of urban transport while reducing adverse environmental impacts of transport in three pilot cities, through physical investments and operational and technological improvements, and (ii) to strengthen the institutional and technical capacity in several Russian cities in planning and managing urban transport systems. Identification completed on 17 May 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 9.1 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Transport Tel: 7-495-626-10-88, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Mr. Nikolay A. Asaul, Deputy Minister.

Serbia

Finance & Markets

State Owned Financial Institutions Reform Project: The Project Development Objective is to support the re-form of State Owned Financial Institutions. Identification completed on 10 August 2015. Environmental Assess-ment Category C. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance of Serbia; Ministry of Finance.

Governance

Improving e-Government Services in Serbia: To improve efficiency of and citizens' access to selected e-Govern-ment services. Identification completed on 27 July 2017. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Tax Administration Modernization Project: To improve efficiency of tax collection and lower the compliance burden for taxpayers. Concept completed on 17 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163673. US$50.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Serbian Tax Administration.


(N) Additional Financing for Second Serbia Health Project: The PDO is to contribute to improving the effi-


ciency and quality of the public health system of the Republic of Serbia through the strengthening of: (i) health fi-nancing, purchasing, and maintenance systems; and (ii) quality improvement systems and management of selected priority non-communicable diseases. Identification completed on 8 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$29.3 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Transport & ICT

Corridor X Highway Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective is to increase transport efficiency and improve traffic safety on the three project sections of Corridor X, between Nis and Dimitrovgrad and Grabovnica and Donji Neradovac respectively, and to improve road management and road safety in Serbia. Ap-proval completed on 25 October 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P158413. US$38.9 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Ministry of Finance.

Tajikistan

Agriculture

(R) Agriculture Commercialization Project Additional Financing: The project development objective is to in-crease the commercialization of farm and agribusiness products and to support micro-, small and medium enter -prise development in rural areas by providing better access to finance and strengthened capacity of project benefi -ciaries. Approval completed on 15 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Environmental Land Management and Rural Livelihoods - Additional Financing: The overall Project Devel-opment Objective (PDO) and Global Environmental Objective (GEO) is to enable rural people to increase their pro -ductive assets in ways that improve natural resource management and resilience to climate change in selected cli -mate vulnerable sites Approval completed on 30 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P153709. US$ 1.8/2.0 (IDA Grant/CSCF). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Social Safety Net Strengthening Project: To achieve national geographic coverage of the Targeted Social Assis-tance Program and to ensure integrated delivery of services. Negotiations authorized on 28 November 2017. Envi -ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165831. US$ 0.9/0.9 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be re -quired. Ministry of Health and Social Protection; State Agency for Social Protection (SASP).

Water

Tajikistan Second Dushanbe Water Supply Project - Additional Financing: The project development objec-tive is to improve water utility performance and water supply services in selected areas of Dushanbe. Approval com-pleted on 30 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154729. US$ 5.5/4.5 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Zarafshon Irrigation Rehabilitation and Management Improvement Project: The project development objec-tives are to help the Government of Tajikistan (i) strengthen the institutional base for irrigation planning and man-agement in the Zarafshon river basin; and (ii) improve the condition and management of irrigation infrastructure in the Zarafshon river basin and adjacent districts in the Syr-Darya basin. The project will increase food availability for rural people in the project area and as such, contribute to the overarching objective of improving food security. Ne -gotiations authorized on 6 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158576. US$ 16.6 (EUDF). Consultants will be required. FVWRMP PMU under the Agency for Land Reclamation and Irrigation; Agency for Land Reclamation and Irrigation.


Dushanbe Water Supply and Wastewater project: The PDOs are to (i) improve the water supply and wastewater servcies in selected areas in Dushanbe; and (ii) improve the utility financial management and overall performance. Identification completed on 3 April 2017. US$ 36.0/24.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be deter-mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Additional Financing for Tajikistan PAMP II: The project development objectives for PAMP II are to: (i) provide access to temporary employment to food-insecure people through the rehabilitation of irrigation and drainage infra-structure, (ii) increase yields of selected crops in response to improved irrigation and infrastructure, and (iii) strengthen the capacity of Tajikistan to introduce integrated water resource management. By improving food ac-cess and food availability these measures improve the food security of low-income people in the poor rural areas supported by the project. Approval completed on 22 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154327. US$ 12.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

(R) Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project: The project development objectives (PDO) are to assist the Government of Tajikistan to: (i) strengthen capacity of institutions in the water supply and sanitation sector; and (ii) improve access to water supply and sanitation services in selected regions. Concept completed on 7 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162637. US$ 15.0/10.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Energy and Water Resources; State Unitary Entity "Khojagii Manziliyu Kommunali".

Turkey

Education

Re-Engaging At-Risk and Out-of-School Youth: Inclusive Education for All: Strengthening existing services to support out-of-school adolescents to re-enter schooling and increase educational attainment. Concept completed on 1 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P164181. US$ 32.0 (EUDF). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of National Education - Directorate General for Life Long Learning.


Turkey Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings: To reduce energy consumption in public buildings in Turkey. Identification completed on 1 December 2016. US$150.0/50.0 (IBRD/KFW). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Gas Storage Expansion Project: The Project Development Objective is to increase the reliability and stability of gas supply by expanding gas storage capacity. Concept completed on 7 September 2017. Environmental Assess -ment Category A. Project: P162727. US$600.0/600.0 (IBRD/AIIB). Consultants will be required. BOTAS.

Gas Sector Development Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 2 July 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P133565. US$400.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. BOTAS Turkish Pipeline Company Tel: (90-312) 297-2018, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Mr. Mehmet Gazi Dulger, Project Director.

Poverty and Equity

Strengthening Social Policy in Turkey: This task aims to provide technical support to (i) strengthen the Ministry of Family and Social Policies’ (MoFSP) capacity for strategic planning, implementation and monitoring and evalua-tion to complete its institutional transformation; (ii) enhance the impact of MoFSP on raising living standards and reducing poverty among vulnerable populations. The technical support will build the evidence base towards the identification and preparation of a lending operation. Identification completed on 23 October 2017. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.



(R) Employment Support Project for Syrians Under Temporary Protection and Turkish Citizens: The objec-tive of the Project is to improve the employability of Syrians under Temporary Protection (“SuTP”) as well as Turk -ish citizens residing in selected localities. Approval completed on 8 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P161670. US$ 48.2 (F7U6). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Labor and Social Security.


Land Registration and Cadastre Modernization Project - AF: The objective of the Project is to improve the ef-fectiveness and efficiency of the land registry and cadastre services through: (i)renovating and updating cadastre maps to support digital cadastre and land registry information; (ii) making the digital land registry and cadastre in-formation available to public and private entities; (iii) improving customer services in land registry and cadastre of-fices; (iv) improving human resources in TKGM; and (v) developing policies and capacity to introduce best interna-tional practices in property valuation in Turkey. Approval completed on 15 October 2015. Environmental Assess -ment Category B. Project: P154259. US$90.6 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. General Directorate for Land Registry and Cadastre, Contact: Gungor Guzel, Head of Department; Republic of Turkey, Under-secretariat of Trea-sury, Contact: Gokben Yener, Head of Department for Economic Relations.

National Disaster Risk Management Project - Safer Schools: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to support the GoT to build resilience to the impact of natural disasters. This objective will be achieved by reducing vulnerabilities and improving preparedness in the education sector, strengthening subnational disaster risk man-agement capacities, and improving the national capacity to respond to disasters. Concept completed on 21 Decem-ber 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157683. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of National Education.

Sustainable Cities Project 2: The Project Development Objective is to improve the access to targeted municipal services in participating municipalities and utilities. Concept completed on 3 November 2017. Environmental As-sessment Category F. Project: P161915. US$104.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Iller Bankasi.

Transport & ICT

Turkey Railways Sector Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 20 November 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Water

Turkey Irrigation Modernization Project: The objective of the project is to improve irrigation service delivery in selected schemes in Turkey, and strengthen institutional capacity in the sector. Identification completed on 27 Jan -uary 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$365.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Imple-menting agency(ies) to be determined.

Uzbekistan

Agriculture

(R) Additional Financing - Horticulture Development Project: The project development objective is to en-hance the productivity and profitability of horticulture sector in the project area. Negotiations authorized on 8 De-cember 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164226. US$500.0/25.0 (IBRD/FSCO). Consultants will be required. Rural Restructuring Agency.

Uzbekistan Agriculture Modernization and Competitiveness Project: The overarching PDO will be to im-prove the overall competitiveness of the agricultural sector. The specific Development Objectives will be to promote a sustainable intensification of agricultural production, to stimulate a private sector-led diversification in high-


value, more job-intensive and less water-intensive productions, to support value addition and job creation in agribusiness. Identification completed on 16 March 2016. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be deter-mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

(N) Ferghana Valley Development Project: To enhance job creation, competitiveness, access to infrastructure and services within the Ferghana Valley region Identification completed on 4 December 2017. US$150.0/150.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Education

Uzbekistan Vocational Education and Training Project: The project development objectives are to improve the relevance of vocational education and training in Uzbekistan, as well as teaching and learning conditions in project supported vocational colleges. Identification completed on 24 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Uzbekistan Promoting Early Childhood Development Project: The project development objectives are to in-crease access to preprimary education and enhance the school readiness of children below the age of seven in project-supported preschools. Identification completed on 9 October 2017. US$ 30.0/10.0 (IDA Credit/EFAS). Con-sulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


District Heating Energy Efficiency Project: The project development objective is to improve the efficiency and quality of heating and hot water services in selected cities of Uzbekistan. Negotiations authorized on 10 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P146206. US$ 140.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Economy.

(R) Energy Efficiency Facility for Industrial Enterprises, Phase 3: The project objective is to improve energy efficiency in Industrial Enterprises (IEs) by designing and establishing a financing mechanism for energy saving in-vestments.

Negotiations authorized on 19 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P165054. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Economy; ASAKA Bank; Hamkor bank; Uzpromstroy bank; Invest Finance Bank; Asia Alliance Bank; National Bank of Uzbekistan.


Additional Financing to Health System Improvement Project: The main project plans to equip with modern medical equipment 100 Rayon Medical Unions out of 157 current ones as well as 76 urban policlinics from 155 ones, that are established on the basis of the existing outpatient establishments. Allocation of additional IDA funds in the amount of up to US$63.0 mln will equip the remaining primary health care units which are not covered by the Health-III Project. Approval completed on 7 March 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P133187. US$ 93.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Ministry of Health Tel: (998-71) 239-4808, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Djamshed Djabriyev, Executive Director.

Emergency Medical Services Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the emergency medical services (EMS) system. Appraisal completed on 1 November 2017. Envi -ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159544. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Min-istry of Health.


(N) Uzbekistan: Strengthening the Social Protection System: The Project Development Objective is Support-ing the Government of Uzbekistan to strengthen its social protection system to support the poor and vulnerable to leave poverty and mitigate the negative impact of economic reforms. Identification completed on 8 December 2017. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.



Uzbekistan Medium-Size Cities Integrated Urban and Territorial Development Project: The Project Devel-opment Objective is to support the GoU to enhance livability in targeted medium sized cities in Uzbekistan through selected demonstration investments to improve urban infrastructure, public spaces and access to services. Concept completed on 5 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162929. US$ 90.0 (IDA Credit). Con-sultants will be required. State Committee of Architecture and Construction.

Transport & ICT

Navoi-Kanimekh-Misken Railway Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 2 February 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implement-ing agency(ies) to be determined.

Water

Additional Financing for Bukhara and Samarkand Sewerage Project: The proposed PDOs are to reduce wastewater pollution and improve the performance of utilities responsible for wastewater management in Bukhara and Samarkand. Approval completed on 23 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P152801. US$ 105.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Uzkommunkhizmat Tel: (998-712) 354-497, E-mail: [email protected].

Water Services and Institutional Support Program: The Program Development Objectives are to (i) improve coverage, quality and efficiency of water supply and sewerage services in Project areas; and (ii) strengthen capacity of sector institutions to support sustainable service delivery. Identification completed on 11 July 2017. Environ-mental Assessment Category B. US$ 190.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Regional


Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Program for Aral Sea Basin CAMP4ASB Additional Financing: To en-hance regionally coordinated access to improved climate change knowledge services for key stakeholders (e.g., pol -icy makers, communities, and civil society) in participating Central Asian countries, as well as to increased invest -ments and capacity building that, combined, will address climate challenges common to these countries.

Identification completed on 15 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 19.0 (GCF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Central Asia Hydrometeorology Modernization Project (CAHMP) Additional Financing: The objective of the Central Asia Hydrometeorology Modernization Project (CAHMP) is to improve the accuracy and timeliness of hy-dromet services in Central Asia, with particular focus on Kyrgyz Republic and Republic of Tajikistan. Identification completed on 31 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 4.0/7.5 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consul-tants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.



Western Balkans Trade and Transport Facilitation: The project aims to support Western Balkan governments to promote deeper economic integration within the region and the EU by assisting with the implementation of mea -sures aiming at (1) facilitating cross-border movement of goods, (2) enhancing transport efficiency and predictabil-ity, and (3) enhancing market access for trade in services and investments. Concept completed on 24 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162043. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Min-istry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications; Ministry of Economic Development, Tourism, Trade and Enter-prise.

Transport & ICT

Digital CASA - Central Asia - Kyrgyz Republic: The proposed Regional Program Development Objective is to: in-crease access to digital services across the region and within countries via a regionally integrated, secure and af-fordable digital infrastructure, as key pillars of the regional digital economy.

The proposed Kyrgyz Republic Project Development Objective is to: increase access to digital services via region-ally integrated, secure and affordable digital infrastructure and platforms, to foster economic growth, government efficiency and job creation, as key pillars of the national digital economy.

Concept completed on 30 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160230. US$ 25.0/25.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. State Committee of Information Technologies and Communications (SCITC).

Third Phase of the Central Asia Regional Links Program (CARs-3): The development objective of the pro-posed Third Phase of the Central Asia Regional Links Program (CARs-3) is to increase regional connectivity of Issyk-Kul Oblast by removing physical and institutional bottlenecks to expand market opportunities for trade and tourism. Concept completed on 26 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159220. US$ 52.5/52.5 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Transport and Roads; Ministry of Finance.

Fourth Phase of the Central Asia Regional Links Program (CARs-4): The CARs-4 project aims at supporting the country's two poorest oblasts, Khatlon and GBAO, in taking full advantage of their strategic locations at the in -tersection of trade routes to the People's Republic of China, and the Republic of Afghanistan by (i) increasing re-gional connectivity and access to markets and opportunities, (ii) improving aviation safety and service delivery, (iii) strengthening transport resilience, and (iii) supporting sustainable tourism development, thereby creating liveli-hood opportunities for the largely rural population.

Identification completed on 29 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 90.0/90.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Transport; Ministry of Finance.

Latin America And CaribbeanAntigua and Barbuda


Antigua and Barbuda Emergency Recovery Loan: The project development objective is to assist the affected population of Antigua and Barbuda recover from the impact of the 2017 hurricane season by providing access to re -silient and reliable critical infrastructure, and strengthening the country’s ability to monitor and forecast climate and weather related hazards. Identification completed on 13 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$40.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Argentina


Agriculture

Integrated Management of Agricultural Risk: The objective of the project is to contribute to strengthen re-silience of the agroindustry sector, particularly among the most vulnerable producers. This objective will be achieved through reduction of producers' vulnerability and exposure to climatic and market risk. Concept com-pleted on 12 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162316. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agroindustry.

Education

Improving the Quality of Basic Education in Argentina Project: The objectives of the Project are to improve the quality in early education, as well as the teaching practices in basic education, and to strengthen the evaluation capacity of the education system. Identification completed on 31 October 2016. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consulting ser -vices to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Renewable Fund Guarantee: Support the development of renewable energy in Argentina through private sector investments. Identification completed on 8 August 2017. US$ 250.0 (GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Finance & Markets

Access to Longer Term Finance for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Project: The Project Development Objectives (PDO) are to improve access to, and strengthen the framework for the provision of, longer term finance for eligible micro, small and medium enterprises. Approval completed on 18 November 2016. Environmental As-sessment Category F. Project: P159515. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance; Min -istry of Production; Banco de Inversión y Comercio Exterior (BICE).

Argentina Infrastructure Guarantee Facility for Private Financial Market Funding: To create a credit en-hancement facility for an infrastructure investment fund, in order to attract majority private sector financing for in -frastructure projects contracted under public private partnerships. Identification completed on 14 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category F. US$10.0/350.0/150.0 (IBRD/GUAR/IADB). Consulting services to be deter-mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

(N) Argentina Infrastructure Guarantee Facility for Private Financial Market Funding: To create a credit enhancement facility for an infrastructure investment fund, in order to attract majority private sector financing for infrastructure projects contracted under public private partnerships. Identification completed on 30 November 2017. US$10.9/350.0/150.0 (IBRD/GUAR/IADB). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

(R) AR Housing Finance Development: Develop a sound and growing residential mortgage market with access for lower income population Concept completed on 21 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P165563. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministerio del Interior, Obras Públicas y Vivienda.


AF for AR Provincial Public Health Insurance Development Project: The PDOs are to: (a) increase utilization and quality of key health services for the uninsured target population; and (b) improve institutional management by strengthening the incentives for results in Participating Provinces and among Authorized Providers. Approval com-pleted on 7 July 2015. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P154431. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.



Metropolitan Buenos Aires Urban Transformation Project: The Project Development Objectives are to im-prove housing conditions and access to selected basic services and infrastructure in selected disadvantaged neigh-borhoods in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA), and strengthen the institutional capacity for urban man-agement at the metropolitan level. Approval completed on 27 February 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P159843. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance, City of Buenos Aires; Province of Buenos Aires; Buenos Aires City Government; Ministry of Infrastructure, Province of Buenos Aires.


Argentina Second Innovation Loan: To expand Argentina’s capacity to generate productive innovation in knowl-edge-based areas. Identification completed on 15 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Additional Financing for the Unleashing Productive Innovation Project: The project development objective (PDO) is to expand Argentina’s capacity to generate productive innovation in knowledge-based areas by (i) facilitat -ing the creation of new knowledge-based companies; (ii) developing specialized human capital; (iii) supporting pro-ductive research innovation projects and their commercialization in three priority technology areas (biotechnology, nanotechnology, and information and telecommunications); (iv) upgrading research infrastructure in the areas of science, technology and productive innovation; and (v) strengthening the policy framework governing science, tech-nology, and productive innovation. Approval completed on 8 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159747. US$45.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Transport & ICT

Metropolitan Areas Urban Transport Project: The overall development objective of the program is to improve the quality and sustainability of urban transport systems in Argentine Metropolitan Areas, through the improvement of sectoral decision making frameworks and by giving priority to public transport modes in the urban transport sec-tor. The project (APL1) development objectives contribute to the overall program development objective by: (i) sup-porting the design and creation of a multijurisdictional Metropolitan Transport Agency for the Buenos Aires Metro-politan Area (AMBA); (ii) strengthening the institutional capacity of the transport authorities in decision making, planning, priority setting, and resource allocation in urban transport; (iii) improving the quality and performance of urban transport infrastructure and/or services in medium size Metropolitan Areas; and (iv) improving the physical integration and access to public transport networks in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area. Approval completed on 27 January 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161393. US$45.0 (IBRD). No consultants are re-quired. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Water

Plan Belgrano Water Supply and Sanitation Services Development Project: The proposed new Project Devel-opment Objectives are to increase access to water supply and sanitation services and to improve the operational and financial performance of the water supply and sanitation service providers in the project area. Approval com-pleted on 24 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P162712. US$125.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Interior, Public Works and Housing, UCPyPFE.

Salado Integrated River Basin Management Support Project: To enhance flood protection and strengthen the capacity of the responsible institutions for integrated water resources monitoring and management in the Salado River Basin. Approval completed on 6 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P161798. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Infrastructure, Province of Buenos Aires.

WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM – PLAN BELGRANO: The PDO is to increase sustainable access to sanitation and water supply services in the provinces that are part of Plan Belgrano. Concept completed on 9 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P159928. US$125.0 (IBRD). Con-sulting services to be determined. Unidad Ejecutora de Programas Hidricos - Plan Belgrano, Contact: Sergio Lopez, Coordinador.


Bolivia

Agriculture

Additional Finance BO Rural Alliances Project II: The re-written PDO would be: The Objective of the Project is to improve accessibility to markets and climate resilience for small-scale rural producers in the country. Approval completed on 13 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158532. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consul-tants will be required. EMPODERAR; EMPODERAR; EMPODERAR; Ministry of Development Planning.

BO Community Investment in Rural Areas Project Additional Financing: To improve access to sustainable basic infrastructure and services for the most disadvantaged rural communities selected in some of the poorest mu-nicipalities of Bolivia. Approval completed on 4 August 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154854. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


(R) Health Service Delivery Network Project: The project development objective (PDO) is to improve access and quality of health service delivery in select health networks. Concept completed on 8 December 2017. Environmen-tal Assessment Category B. Project: P164453. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Health; Ministry of Health - Agencia de Infraestructura en Salud y Equipamiento Medico (AISEM).


Bolivia Urban Resilience: The Development Objective is to strengthen the national policy framework for urban re-silience and increase access to improved urban infrastructure in selected cities located in the central axis of Bolivia. Identification completed on 27 October 2017. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implement-ing agency(ies) to be determined.

Water

Rural Water Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve access to water and clean energy services for the rural poor in selected areas and promote hygiene behavior changes at the community and house-hold level. Concept completed on 10 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161731. US$7.0/43.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Environment and Water (MMAyA) / Vice Ministry / Program Coordination Unit (UCP), Contact: Julia Collado Alarcon, Vice minister; Program and Project Co-ordination Unit (Unidad de Coordinación de Programas y Proyectos); Minister of Energy / Vice Ministry / Electricity Program to Live with Dignity (PEVD); Electricity Program to Live with Dignity (Programa de Electricidad para Vivir con Dignidad (PEVD)).

BO Wastewater Treatment and Reuse: The Project Development Objective is to reduce wastewater pollution and strengthen the capacity of the participating institutions to manage wastewater treatment systems in La Paz and Tarija. Identification completed on 31 October 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$140.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Bolivia - Water and Sanitation in Peri-Urban Areas and Small Towns: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve access to water and sewerage services in participating peri-urban areas and small towns, while mainstreaming climate-resilience in the planning and management of participating water and wastewater utilities. Concept completed on 26 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162005. US$140.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Vice Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.

Sustainable Household Irrigation Project: The project development objective is to provide access to water for irrigation to poor rural households in selected areas. Concept completed on 14 November 2017. Environmental As -sessment Category B. Project: P165365. US$85.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Environment and


Water.

Brazil

Agriculture

Paraiba Sustainable Rural Development: The objective of the Project is to improve access to water, reduce agro-climatic vulnerability and increase access to markets of Paraiba's rural inhabitants. Approval completed on 20 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P147158. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be re-quired. Projeto COOPERAR (SEAFDS), Contact: Roberto da Costa Vital, Gestor; State Government of Paraiba, Con-tact: Tarcio Handel Pessoa, State Secretary of Planning, Budget, Management and Finance.

Education

Support to Upper Secondary Reform in Brazil Operation: Objective to be Determined. Negotiations authorized on 6 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163868. US$250.0 (IBRD). Consulting ser-vices to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Financial Instruments for Brazil Energy Efficient Cities - FinBRAZEEC: The Project Development Objective is to unlock private financing for urban energy efficiency projects in Brazil by reducing the credit risk of LED street lighting and industrial efficiency projects and enhancing the technical quality of the projects. Concept completed on 16 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P162455. US$400.0/195.0 (IBRD/GCF). Consul-tants will be required. Caixa Economica Federal.


(R) Amazon Sustainable Landscapes Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to expand the area under legal protection and improve management of Protected Areas, and increase the area under restoration and sustainable management in the Brazilian Amazon. Approval completed on 14 December 2017. Environmental As-sessment Category B. Project: P158000. US$ 60.3 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Envi -ronment - MMA; Fundo Brasileiro de Biodiversidade - FUNBIO; Conservacao Internacional - CI Brazil.

FIP: Brazil Investment Plan: Integrated Landscape Management in the Cerrado Biome Project: The Project will promote environmental conservation and restoration practices, and low carbon emissions agricultural practices in selected watersheds of Brazil's Cerrado Biome. Concept completed on 21 September 2017. Environ-mental Assessment Category B. Project: P164602. US$ 25.0 (CIF). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food Supply (MAPA); Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Rural; Ministry of Environ-ment / Brazilian Forest Service; EMBRAPA - Cerrado.

Finance & Markets

Private Bond Investor Infrastructure Finance Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 16 November 2015. Environmental Assessment Category F. US$500.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter-mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


(R) Salvador Social Multi-Sector Service Delivery Project: The proposed Project's objective is to improve so-cial service delivery in the Municipality of Salvador, emphasizing improvements in health care system efficiency, ed-ucation quality, and social assistance effectiveness. Approval completed on 19 December 2017. Environmental As-sessment Category B. Project: P162033. US$125.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Casa Civil.



Fortaleza Sustainable Urban Development Project: The objectives of the Project are to: (a) strengthen the ca-pacity of the Municipality of Fortaleza for land use planning and land-based financing; and (b) enhance urban envi-ronment and rehabilitate public spaces, through interventions in selected areas of the Vertente Maritima Basin and of the Rachel de Queiroz Park. Approval completed on 28 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P153012. US$73.3 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Municipality of Fortaleza; Secretaria Municipal de Urbanismo e Meio Ambiente (SEUMA), Contact: Agueda Muniz, Secretaria Municipal de Urbanismo e Meio Ambi-ente.

Manaus Urban Resilience: The Development Objective of Manaus Urban Resilience is to contribute to the re-silient urban, economic and social development of the Municipality of Manaus (State of Amazonas). This will be achieved by incorporating resilience concepts into regenerating urban infrastructure, integrating better urban plan-ning practices, and promoting the inclusion of IT solutions for better urban management. A selected area in the city will be chosen as a pilot to create and refine a model that will be replicable in other areas of the city, as well as ben -efit from improvements delivered in the overall context of city management through IT Solutions.

Identification completed on 25 September 2017. US$160.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Imple-menting agency(ies) to be determined.

Transport & ICT

Brazil Federal Program for Planning and Urban Mobility Projects: The development objective is to support the Brazil ministry of cities to develop a program of urban mobility structuring projects, focused on public trans -port, aiming at improving the quality and efficiency of services, attracting private sector participation, and enhanc-ing coordination between the various levels of government responsible for transportation in metropolitan areas. Identification completed on 3 October 2017. US$40.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Water

BR AF Teresina Enhancing Municipal Governance and Quality of Life Proj: The objectives of the Project are to (a) improve the financial and environmental management capacity of the Borrower, and (b) improve access to services by the low-income population of the Lagoas do Norte Region. Approval completed on 24 February 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$88.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Improving Water Resources Management and Services Provision in the State of Paraíba: Support the State of Paraíba to improve water security and access to water services. Identification completed on 25 September 2017. US$138.1 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

SABESP Improving Water and Sanitation Service Access and Efficiency: The Project Development Objectives is to assist SABESP to increase equitable access to water supply and sanitation services in selected areas, to im -prove operational efficiency, and to strengthen institutional capacity. Identification completed on 26 September 2017. US$250.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Chile


Chile GCF Support for the National Strategy on Climate Change and Native Vegetation: The Project Devel-opment Objective is to improve the management of native vegetation in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions


and promote the adoption of climate resilient practices by vulnerable communities in selected regions of Chile. Identification completed on 30 June 2017. US$ 50.7 (GCF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Chile - Public Health Sector Support Project: The objectives of the Project are to: (i) improve the efficiency of the public health care sector; and (ii) improve the quality of Non-Communicable Diseases-related health care ser-vices. Approval completed on 8 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161018. US$80.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Health, Contact: Cristian Herrera, Dr..

Water

CL Integrated Water Resources Management & Infrastructure Development: The Project Development Ob-jective (PDO) is to strengthen the capacity of the Borrower for water resources management and public infrastruc -ture planning and concession.

Approval completed on 4 November 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P152319. US$40.9 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance, Contact: José Pablo Gomez, Jefe División Finan-zas Publicas. Dirección de Presupuestos; Ministry of Public Works, Contact: Sergio Galilea, Undersecretary of Pub-lic Works.

Colombia

Education

(N) Additional Financing for Access and Quality in Higher Education Project - PACES: The objective of the project is to improve the quality of tertiary education in participating institutions and to increase the enrollment of students from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds in quality programs. Identification completed on 20 De-cember 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$160.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


CTF Clean Energy Development Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 22 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category F. US$ 41.0/41.0 (CCTF/GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Sustainable Low-Carbon Development in Orinoquia region Project: To promote territorial planning for the adoption of sustainable land use practices and the protection of environmentally-critical ecosystems in the Orino-quia region Identification completed on 27 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160680. US$ 13.5 (BIOA). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Additional Financing Forest Conservation and Sustainability in the Heart of the Colombian Amazon Project: The project's global environmental objective (GEO) is the same as the project's development objective (PDO), namely, to improve governance and promote sustainable land use activities in order to reduce deforestation and conserve biodiversity in the Project area. Approval completed on 31 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158003. US$ 12.0 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be de-termined.



Colombia Multipurpose Cadaster Project: To strengthen the capacity of selected local governments and na-tional agencies to increase access to cadastre and registry services and information. Concept completed on 17 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162594. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be re-quired. Departamento Nacional de Planeacion.

Transport & ICT

Enhancing Waterway Connectivity and Water Service Provision in Colombia’s Plan Pazcifico: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve: (i) waterway transport; and (ii) coverage and quality of water supply and sanitation services, in the Participating Municipalities.

Negotiations authorized on 19 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156880. US$41.9 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. FTSP, represented by its Fiduciary Agent and Trustee FIDUCIARIA LA PREVI -SORA, S.A. (FIDUPREVISORA), Contact: Linda Mondragon, Advisor; National Unit for Disaster Risk Management, Contact: Gerardo Jaramillo, Manager.

Dominica

Agriculture

(N) Dominica Agriculture Resilience and Livelihoods Enhancement Project: Enhance agriculture resilience and livelihoods of farmers and rural population affected by Hurricane Maria in Dominica

Identification completed on 19 December 2017. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Im-plementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Dominica Geothermal Risk Mitigation Project: The objective of the proposed Project is to help: a) diversify the domestic power generation mix in Dominica by integrating clean, renewable geothermal energy; and b) assess the viability of exporting geothermal-based electricity to regional islands. Concept completed on 10 May 2017. Envi -ronmental Assessment Category A. Project: P162149. US$ 9.5/10.0/7.0/2.0/2.0 (IDA Credit/CCTF/FSSP/NZL/SPTF). Consultants will be required. Dominica Geothermal Development Company.


(N) Dominica Housing Reconstruction Project: The objective of the Dominica Housing Reconstruction Program will be to help the people of Dominica construct multi-hazard resistant housing units and provide cash, construction material and technical assistance to affected households to enhance the government’s ability to improve long-term disaster resilience. Identification completed on 19 December 2017. US$ 17.5/17.5 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consult -ing services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

(N) AF Dominica Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project: The objective of the Project is to reduce vulnerabil-ity to natural hazards and climate change impacts in Dominica through: (i) investment in resilient infrastructure, and (ii) improved hazard data collection and monitoring systems. Identification completed on 21 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 17.5/17.5 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Imple-menting agency(ies) to be determined.


Dominican Republic

Agriculture

DR Resilient Agriculture and Integrated Water Resources Management: The Project Development Objectives are to promote sustainable management of productive agroecosystems, to enhance resilience of hydraulic assets and to increase quality and access to water supply and sanitation in the targeted river basins. Concept completed on 9 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163260. US$80.0/7.1/33.7/50.0 (IBRD/ECEU/EUIB/FRDE). No consultants are required. Ministerio de Economia, Planificacion y Desarrollo; Instituto Na-cional de Recursos Hidraulicos; Ministerio de Agricultura; Instituto Nacional de Aguas Potables y Alcantarillado (INAPA) Tel: 0018097043565, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Esther Reyes Echavarria, Directora Nacional Programa INAPA-AECID; Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales.

Transport & ICT

Caribbean Regional Communications Infrastructure Prog - Dominican Rep.: The project development objec-tive is to increase access to regional broadband networks and advance the development of ICT-enabled services in the Dominican Republic and in the Caribbean Region. Approval completed on 25 September 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P147483. US$30.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. INDOTEL Tel: 18293786151, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Jorge Roques, Coordinador de Proyectos (Projects Coordi-nator).

Ecuador

Additional Financing Quito Metro Line One Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 27 January 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$230.0/152.2/250.0 (IBRD/CAFL/IADB). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Water

Guayaquil Wastewater Management Project AF: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase access to improved sanitation services and to reduce wastewater pollution in selected areas of the City of Guayaquil. Iden-tification completed on 15 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$233.6 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

El Salvador


SV Local Governance and Economic Development: The Project development objective is to improve the capac-ity of Mancomunidades and Municipalities in El Salvador to support local economic development. Identification completed on 23 September 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157568. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Republic of El Salvador; Ministry of Government and Territorial Develop-ment, Contact: Mirna Benavides, Director of Territorial Development.

Guatemala

Governance

Transparency and Efficiency in Tax Administration: The project development objective is to increase levels of


compliance with tax and customs obligations. Approval completed on 17 January 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P153366. US$55.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Superintendencia de Administracion Tributaria, Contact: Ernesto Ramirez Ramirez, PMO; Ministry of Public Finance, Contact: Mynor Argueta, Head, Management and Negotiation of International Cooperatio.


Crecer Sano: Guatemala Nutrition and Health Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to im-prove selected practices, services and behaviors known to be key determinants of chronic malnutrition (with an em-phasis on the first 1,000 days of life) in the intervention areas. Approval completed on 24 March 2017. Environ -mental Assessment Category B. Project: P159213. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Fi-nance; Ministry of Health and Social Assistance (MSPAS).


GT: Urban Infrastructure and Violence Prevention: The Project's Development Objective (PDO) is to increase access to basic urban infrastructure and services and mitigate key risk factors of crime and violence in selected communities. Approval completed on 17 January 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P143495. US$45.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Mancomunidad Gran Ciudad del Sur Tel: 50255179845, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Thomas Henry, PIU Manager.

Haiti

Agriculture

(R) Resilient Productive Landscapes in Haiti: The Project Development Objectives are: (i) to improve the adop-tion of resilience-enhancing agricultural and landscape management practices in selected sub-watersheds; and (ii) to enable the Government to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible emergency

Appraisal completed on 8 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162908. US$ 15.0/6.2 (IDA Grant/LDC). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development (MARNDR); Ministry of Environment.

Resilient Productive Landscapes in Haiti: The project Development Objectives is: (i) to improve the adoption of resilience-enhancing agricultural and landscape management practices in selected sub-watersheds; and (ii) to en-able the Government to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible emergency. Identification completed on 4 October 2017. US$ 6.2 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Haiti Modern Energy Services For All: The Project Development Objective is to accelerate private sector-driven, renewable energy-based off-grid electrification in rural and peri-urban areas of Haiti. Approval completed on 25 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P154351. US$ 15.7 (CCTF). Consultants will be re-quired. The Republic of Haiti, Contact: Jacques Russeau, Minister MTPTC; MTPTC, Contact: Jacques Russeau, Min-ister MTPTC.

Haiti: Renewable Energy for All: The Project Development Objective is to scale-up renewable energy investments in Haiti in order to expand and improve access to electricity for households, businesses and community services. Approval completed on 25 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156719. US$ 19.6 (CSCF). Consultants will be required. MTPTC Energy Cell; Ministry of Public Works, Transportation and Communi-cation.

Governance


Additional Financing to Haiti Statistical Capacity Building Project: Objective to be Determined. Identifica-tion completed on 27 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 15.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Additional Financing for the Improving Maternal and Child Health Through Integrated Social Services Project: To increase the access and use of maternal and child health services, strengthen cholera control, and im-prove targeting of social services in the Recipient’s territory, with a particular focus on areas affected by Hurricane Matthew. Approval completed on 14 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163313. Consul-tants will be required. Ministry of Economic and Finance.


Disaster Risk Management and Reconstruction Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective is to support the Recipient in improving disaster response capacity and enhancing the resiliency of critical transport infrastructure and to support the post-hurricane Matthew emergency recovery. Approval completed on 8 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163199. Consulting services to be determined. Implement-ing agency(ies) to be determined.

(N) Strengthening DRM and Climate Resilience in Haiti: The Objective of this project is to strengthen Haiti's DRM systems and capabilities in civil protection, and to reduce risk and increase resilience of selected sectors in the country.

Identification completed on 28 December 2017. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Im-plementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Haiti: Local Development Project: The local development program (LDP) will strengthen the capacity of selected local governments (communes) to provide access to services in an inclusive and transparent manner and to strengthen the accountability of the selected communes to their citizens. Identification completed on 24 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 35.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Transport & ICT

Second Additional Financing Infra & Instit Emergency Recovery: The Revised PDO is to support the Recipient in its sustainable recovery efforts from the effects of the Emergency, through selected interventions aiming to re-building key institutions and infrastructure. Approval completed on 10 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P156049. US$ 2.8 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Haiti Rural Accessibility & Resilience Project: The Objective is to (i) enhance accessibility in selected rural ar-eas, and (ii) improve resiliency of the Recipient’s transport network. Concept completed on 28 August 2017. Envi -ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163490. US$ 60.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Unite Centrale d' Execution of the Ministry of Public Works (UCE).

Water

Sustainable Rural and Small Town Water Supply and Sanitation Additional Financing: The proposed objec-tives of the Project are to: (i) increase access to improved water supply and sanitation in targeted rural areas and small towns in zones affected by cholera; (ii) strengthen the Recipient’s water and sanitation service delivery mech -anism at the deconcentrated level; and (iii) improve the Recipient’s capacity to respond promptly and effectively to an Eligible Emergency. Approval completed on 14 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163194. Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Honduras

Agriculture

Additional Financing for Rural Competitiveness Project (COMRURAL): The revised PDO is (a) to contribute to increased productivity and competitiveness among organized rural small-scale producers through their participa-tion in productive alliances and (b) to enable the Government to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible emergency. Approval completed on 18 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158086. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


HN Social Protection and Labor: This project will support the implementation and reform of the national condi-tional cash transfer program, as well as the broad social protection strategy in the country. It will also support the capacity to design and evaluate employment programs. Identification completed on 28 July 2014. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Land Administration and Information Systems: The development objective of the Project is to improve the land management system and service delivery processes Identification completed on 7 June 2017. Environmental As-sessment Category B. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Water

Water and Sanitation Sustainability Program in Honduras: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to support the recipient in increasing and sustaining access to safely managed water and sanitation services in eligible decentralized service providers in collaboration with sector agencies. Concept completed on 24 July 2017. Environ -mental Assessment Category B. Project: P163487. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Unidad Administradora de Proyecto UAP del Ministerio de Finanzas.

Jamaica

Agriculture

(N) JM-Rural Economic Development Initiative II: To scale up improved market access for micro and small-scale rural agricultural producers and tourism product and service providers. Identification completed on 30 No-vember 2017. US$40.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Finance & Markets

(R) Access to Finance for MSMEs: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve access to finance for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Negotiations authorized on 30 November 2017. Environmental As-sessment Category F. Project: P152307. US$15.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance and the Public Service; The Development Bank of Jamaica; Jamaica Mortgage Bank; National Housing Trust.


Mexico

Agriculture

Energy for Sustainable Agricultural Development: Promote the adoption of renewable energy and energy effi-ciency technologies among agricultural producers. Concept completed on 30 August 2017. Environmental Assess-ment Category B. Project: P164055. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Secretariat of Energy; Shared Risk Trust (FIRCO).

Mexico: Sustainable Productive Landscapes: To promote sustainable productive landscapes that foster connec-tivity of forest landscapes for biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services in priority areas of Mexico. Concept completed on 26 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159835. US$ 21.9 (GEFU). Consul-tants will be required. SEMARNAT; SAGARPA; INECC; SEMARNAT; CONABIO; CONAFOR; CONANP.

Education

Mexico Higher Education Project: Strengthen the institutional capacity for innovative teaching, collaborative ap-plied research, and internal quality assurance across participating public higher education institutions. Approval completed on 17 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160309. US$130.0 (IBRD). Consul-tants will be required. Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público, SHCP); Secretariat of Public Education (Secretaría de Educación Pública).


DEVELOPMENT OF CARBON CAPTURE, UTILIZATION AND STORAGE IN MEXICO - PHASE II: The project development objective (PDO) is to implement pilot projects to assess the feasibility of, and build expert capacity for,carbon capture, utilization and storage in Mexico.

Concept completed on 22 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161311. US$ 12.0 (CARB). Consultants will be required. Secretariat of Energy (SENER).

Municipal Energy Efficiency Support Facility for PRESEM Project: To promote the efficient use of energy in the Borrower’s municipalities by carrying out energy efficiency investments in selected municipal sectors and con-tribute to strengthening the enabling environment Identification completed on 19 July 2016. US$ 6.3 (GEFU). Con -sulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

PRESEM Additional Finance for Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings: The objective is to promote the effi-cient use of energy in the Borrower’s municipalities and other public facilities by carrying out EE investments in se -lected public sectors and to contribute to strengthening the enabling environment. Identification completed on 17 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implement-ing agency(ies) to be determined.


(R) Strengthening Entrepreneurship in Productive Forest Landscapes: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to strengthen sustainable forest management and increase economic opportunities for forest-dependent people and enterprises in selected forest landscapes in Mexico. Negotiations authorized on 19 December 2017. En-vironmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164661. US$56.0/10.0 (IBRD/BIOA). Consultants will be required. CONAFOR.

Mexico Dedicated Grant Mechanism for IP and LC: The objective of the Project is to strengthen the capacity of forest-dependent people from Selected States to participate in local,national and international REDD+ related pro-cesses. Approval completed on 15 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151604. US$ 6.0 (CSCF). Consulting services to be determined. Rainforest Alliance, Contact: to be informed, to be informed;


Rainforest Alliance, Contact: to be informed, to be informed.


Additional Financing for Social Protection System Project: The proposed Project Development Objectives are to support the Government’s effort to: (i) increase access of PROSPERA beneficiaries to social and productive pro -grams, and (ii) develop instruments for an integrated social protection system. Negotiations authorized on 21 No-vember 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P164152. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be re-quired. SEDESOL/PROSPERA.

Water

Mexico City Water Supply Service Improvement Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 9 April 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154998. US$40.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Water Security and Resilience for the Valley of Mexico: Improve the reliability of the Cutzamala System, the management of water resources and water services in its sub-basins. Concept completed on 1 November 2017. En-vironmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164389. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. CONAGUA.

Nicaragua

Education

Additional Financing - Second Support to the Education Sector Project: The objectives of the Project are to: (a) improve the students' retention rate in Primary Education Schools located in Participating Municipalities; and (b) strengthen MINED’s education management capacity. Approval completed on 22 September 2016. Environmen-tal Assessment Category C. Project: P160057. US$ 5.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministerio de Ed -ucacion; Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (MHCP).


NI Geothermal Resource Risk Mitigation Project: The development objective of the Geothermal Risk Mitigation Project is to help confirm resources and speed-up geothermal development in the field by mitigating risks and lever -aging funds through a PPP arrangement. The proposed project will initially lead to the construction of a small demonstration power plant that will confirm the operational capability of the geothermal field. By doing so,it will also open up the prospects for the progressive modular expansion of power generation capacity within the field, which is preliminarily estimated at 215 MW . The greater utilization of geothermal power to supply critical base-load needs in Nicaragua will contribute towards lower and more stable electricity costs over time. Concept com-pleted on 8 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P155197. US$ 30.0/15.0/70.5 (IDA Credit/CSCF/ZPCO). Consulting services to be determined. Cerro Colorado Power.


Resilient Landscapes Management Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to strengthen the Na-tional Protected Areas System and support sustainable land use and restoration practices in selected areas of the Dry Corridor of Nicaragua to foster biodiversity conservation, resilient landscapes, and local livelihoods.

Concept completed on 31 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160688. US$ 10.3 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. Republic of Nicaragua; Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARENA); National Forest Development Fund (FONADEFO).



(R) NI - INTEGRATED PUBLIC PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES: The objective of the Project is to extend coverage and improve the quality of care for the most prevalent health conditions with an emphasis on vul-nerable groups. Negotiations authorized on 18 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164452. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Health - Nicaragua.


Nicaragua Property Rights Strengthening Project: The PDO is to provide beneficiaries in selected municipali-ties with (a) updated and integrated cadastral and property registry information, and (b) improved land administra-tion services. Concept completed on 27 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163531. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Nicaragua Attorney General's Office.

Additional Financing for Nicaragua Second Land Administration Project: The Project Development Objec-tives are: (a) to strengthen the property rights of the population in the Project area through improved regulariza-tion, titling, and registry services; and (b) to improve Nicaragua's capacity to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible emergency. Approval completed on 14 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163246. US$ 18.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Transport & ICT

Rural and Urban Access Improvement Project Additional Financing: The objectives of the Project are to: (a) improve safe and sustainable access to markets and services in targeted rural and urban areas of the Recipient; and (b) in the event of an Eligible Emergency, provide immediate and effective response to said Eligible Emergency. Identification completed on 28 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 35.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Water

Nicaragua: Support to the implementation of the National Water Resources Plan: Support the implementa-tion of the National Water Resources Plan through: i) the strengthening of the institutional capacity for water re-sources management at national level and ii) the development of multisectoral water resources management projects in two priority basins. Identification completed on 14 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Panama


PA: Improving Access and Continuity of Health Care IPF: 14.The proposed Program Development Objective (PDO) is to improve the access to and quality of basic health care for the rural population in Panama.

15.This proposed PDO is aligned to the PDO of the Government program, which will serve as the policy framework and the operational structure for the proposed operation.

16.The improvement of access to basic health care is related to an increase in the number of the rural population receiving a standard basic health care services, and to the expansion of the basic package of services offered to this population. The current approach, which mainly focuses on maternal and infant health services, would be expanded to better respond to the new health needs of the population by including health promotion and the prevention and treatment of most prevalent NCDs in rural areas. Improvement of the quality of health services would be supported through updated clinical guidelines and quality control mechanisms, and by supporting access to secondary care when needed ( referral system). The Proposed Project would contribute to the PDOs of the Indigenous People Project (Support for the National Indigenous Peoples Development Plan -P157575) under preparation by improving access to basic health and water and sanitation services. Concept completed on 7 July 2016. Environmental Assess -


ment Category A. Project: P157311. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Republic of Panama Ministry of Health.


Support for the National Indigenous Peoples Development Plan: A. Proposed Development Objective(s)

15.The development objective of the proposed Project is to strengthen governance capacity and improve access to basic services and infrastructure in Panama’s Indigenous territories. This will be carried out in accordance with the Indigenous Peoples’ vision and development priorities. Concept completed on 28 March 2017. Environmental As-sessment Category B. Project: P157575. US$80.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Government.

Peru

Governance

Improving Services through Access to Justice, Online Justice and Transparency: The Project’s development objective is to improve the efficiency, access to justice and transparency in the provision of non-criminal justice ser-vices in Peru. Identification completed on 11 January 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Peru Health Network Transformation: The objectives of this project are to (i) expand the scope and increase the quality of health services in selected areas and (ii) strengthen critical transversal support systems to increase the efficiency and governance of the health sector. Concept completed on 3 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163255. US$125.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Health.


Peru: Local Government Investment Fund: To enhance institutional capacity of selected local governments to address urban and infrastructure service delivery gaps Identification completed on 3 October 2017. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Improving Disaster Risk Management in Peru: Enhancing disaster risk management in Peru through the inclu-sion of hazard and risk analysis into territorial and sectoral development Identification completed on 11 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$70.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

(R) National Urban Cadaster and Municipal Support Project: The project development objective is to estab-lish and / or strengthen urban cadasters in selected municipalities in Peru. Concept completed on 4 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P162278. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Economy and Finance.

Transport & ICT

PE: Digital Inclusion Project: 12. The proposed Development Objective is to (i) increase access to broadband services in selected rural areas of the country, and to (ii) improve livelihoods and foster economic development in selected rural areas through a better use of technology.

13. The PDOis consistent with The World Bank twin goals. The recent World Development Report 2016 (WDR16) on Digital Dividends stresses the fact that uneven access to digital technologies, mainly broadband, may exacerbate in -


equalities within citizens, especially in lower income segments of the population. This project is specifically aimed at bringing rural areas, which represent the lowest income levels in the country, to the digital world by connecting them with reliable and affordable high speed networks.

Concept completed on 13 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157355. US$70.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. MEF - Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas; FITEL (Fondo de Inversion en Telecomunicaciones); FITEL (Fondo de Inversion en Telecomunicaciones).

Water

Modernization of Water Supply and Sanitation Services: The proposed Development Objective is to strengthen the institutional and policy framework for the sustainable management of the water and sanitation sector and for contributing to the turnaround of water supply and sanitation service provision in participating utilities (EPSs) in in-termediate cities in Peru. Concept completed on 3 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157043. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. The Technical Organization for the Administration of WSS services (OTASS).

PE AF-Second Optimization of Lima Water & Sewerage: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 15 January 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$55.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. SEDAPAL Tel: (51-1) 317-3095, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Marco Vargas Medina, General Manager (a.i.).

St. Lucia


Renewable Energy Sector Development Project: The development objective of the Renewable Energy Sector Development (RESD) Project is to support the Government of Saint Lucia to assess the viability of harnessing in -digenous renewable energy resources, in particular geothermal energy. Concept completed on 30 May 2017. Envi -ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161316. US$ 5.0/9.7/1.9/5.0 (IDA Credit/CCTF/DOCK/FSSP). Consult-ing services to be determined. Ministry of Education, Innovation, Gender Relations and Sustainable Development; Project Coordination Unit.


SLU Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (Additional Finance): The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to reduce vulnerability to natural hazards and climate change impacts in Saint Lucia. Approval completed on 23 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155324. US$ 1.6/6.5 (IDA Credit/EUDF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance, Economic Growth, Job Creation, External Affairs and Public Ser-vice; Ministry of Education, Innovation, Gender Relations and Sustainable Development; Ministry of Infrastructure, Ports, Energy and Labor; Department of Sustainable Development; Department of Physical Planning.

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Regional Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (Additional Finance): The Program aims at measurably re-ducing vulnerability to natural hazards and climate change impacts in the Eastern Caribbean Sub-region. The ob-jective of the Project in Grenada is to measurably reduce vulnerability to natural hazards and climate change im-pacts in Grenada and in the Eastern Caribbean Sub-region. The objective of the Project in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is to measurably reduce vulnerability to natural hazards and climate change impacts in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and in the Eastern Caribbean Sub-region. The achievement of the Program Development Ob-jectives of the Regional Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Program (RDVRP) would be measured using the following key indicators: (a) Reduced risk of OECS population to failure of public buildings and infrastructure due to natural hazards or climate change impacts; and (b) Increased capacity of OECS Governments to identify and monitor cli-mate risk and impacts. Approval completed on 9 May 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project:


P146768. US$ 35.6/5.0 (IDA Credit/CSCF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance and Economic Plan-ning - St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Contact:, Public Sector Investment Program Management Unit.

Regional

Finance & Markets

OECS MSME Guarantee Facility: The objective is to facilitate additional financial intermediation for SMEs and strengthen the enabling environment for SME lending, by setting up a regional partial guarantee fund. Concept completed on 8 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P157715. US$2.0/8.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Government of the Common-wealth of Dominica; Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Government of Antigua and Barbuda; East-ern Caribbean Partial Credit Guarantee Corporation; Government of Grenada; Government of Saint Lucia.


Caribbean Regional Health Project: The objective of this Project is to strengthen national and regional disease surveillance and public health emergency preparedness and response efforts. Concept completed on 24 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162877. US$ 45.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. St. Lucia Ministry of Health; Guyana Ministry of Health; St. Vincent Ministry of Health.

Middle East And North AfricaDjibouti

Agriculture

DJ- Second Additional Financing for the Rural Community Development and Water Mobilization Project (PRODERMO): The objective of the Project is to increase access of rural communities to water and enhance their capacity to manage water and agro-pastoral resources in the project areas using a participatory approach to com-munity-based development. Approval completed on 31 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157282. US$ 7.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Finance & Markets

Djibouti Finance and Support for Women and Youth Entrepreneurship: To support women and youth en-trepreneurship and increase access to finance for MSMEs in Djibouti. Identification completed on 3 October 2017. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Governance

Public Administration Modernization Project: The PDO is to improve transparency and efficiency in tax and customs administration and to create the enabling environment for effective digital administration Concept com-pleted on 29 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162904. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Secrétariat Général du Gouvernement.



DJ HRITF Health AF: The HRITF additional financing will support the ongoing Health Improvement Project, which is an RBF operation. Approval completed on 8 April 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 7.0 (HRBF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Djibouti Nutrition Project: The project development objective is to expand coverage of interventions known to improve the nutritional status of pregnant and lactating women and children in the first 1000 days; and build capac-ity for a multi-sectoral nutrition response. Identification completed on 2 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Cat -egory C. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Djibouti Social Safety Net Second Additional Financing: The PDO is to support a social safety net system for (i) improved targeting, (ii) improved nutrition practices, and (iii) access to short-term employment for the poor and vulnerable. Approval completed on 31 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 4.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

(N) DJ - Scaling up Safety Nets Project: The project objective is to provide access to safety nets and improve nu-trition practices for targeted poor and vulnerable households. Identification completed on 18 December 2017. US$ 7.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

DJ Social Safety Net Project Additional Financing: The project development objectives are to: (a) support the provision of short-term employment opportunities in community-based labor-intensive works for the poor and vul -nerable; and (b) support the improvement of nutrition practices among participating households focusing on pre-school children and pregnant/lactating women. Approval completed on 28 October 2014. Environmental Assess-ment Category B. Project: P149621. US$ 5.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Agence Djiboutienne de Développement Social (ADDS) Tel: (253-21) 358-655, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Mahdi Mohamed Djama, Director General.


Djibouti Integrated Slum Upgrading Project: The proposed development objective is to (i) improve living condi-tions for slum dwellers and (ii) strengthen the capacity of public institutions to implement the national program for slum upgrading. Identification completed on 15 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Governance for Private Sector and Finance Development Additional Fin.: To improve the efficiency of busi-ness regulation and establish an automated National Payment System. Approval completed on 14 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P158952. US$ 5.1 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Im-plementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Egypt, Arab Republic of

Agriculture

Inclusive Agricultural Development Program in Upper Egypt: Objective to be Determined. Identification com-pleted on 3 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Education

Supporting Egypt Education Reform Project: The Project Development Objective is to support the Government of Egypt’s education reform program to strengthen foundations for learning, improve teaching and assessment


practices, and modernize management of the system at the pre-tertiary education level. Concept completed on 2 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P157809. US$500.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Education and Technical Education.

Finance & Markets

(R) CATALYZING PRIVATE INVESTMENTS AND FINANCING FOR WOMEN AND YOUTH EN-TREPRENEURS: Objective to be Determined. Concept completed on 21 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P162835. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency.

Iraq

Agriculture

(N) Agriculture Recovery and Competitiveness Project: The proposed project objective is to improve the liveli-hood of agricultural producers and rural businesses and create the conditions for sustainable agriculture sector growth in selected, conflict-affected areas of Iraq Identification completed on 6 December 2017. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Education

(N) Iraq Education Sector Development Project: The objective is to enhance the delivery of quality pre-tertiary education services to the most vulnerable school-aged populations while supporting long-term sector development. Identification completed on 19 December 2017. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Imple-menting agency(ies) to be determined.


Iraq Electricity Services Reconstruction and Enhancement Project: To improve the reliability and enhance the operational and commercial efficiency of electricity services in the Basra Governorate. Concept completed on 19 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162454. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be re-quired. Ministry of Electricity.

(N) Strengthening PFM Oversight and Accountability Institutions in Iraq: The development objective is to strengthen systems of accountability and oversight over the use and management of public financial resources in Federal Government of Iraq (GoI) and the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). Identification completed on 2 January 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$18.7 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Im-plementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Iraq Emergency Social Stabilization and Resilience Project: The project development objective is to: (i) in-crease livelihood opportunities in liberated areas; (ii) increase access to psychosocial services in liberated areas; and (iii) strengthen the systems to expand the provision of social safety nets. Identification completed on 14 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implement-ing agency(ies) to be determined.


Emergency Operation for Development Project - Additional Financing: The Project is to support the Republic of Iraq in the reconstruction of damaged infrastructure and the restoration of public services delivery in Targeted Municipal Areas. Approval completed on 31 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project:


P161515. US$400.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Water

Kurdistan Region Water Supply and Sewerage Improvement Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve and expand water supply and sanitation services in the project areas by strengthening local wa-ter utilities to become operationally efficient and financially sustainable. This also includes facilitation of private sector participation in the sector. Identification completed on 8 May 2017. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Baghdad Water Supply and Sewerage Improvement Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve the quality of drinking water supply and wastewater services in Baghdad. Negotiations authorized on 10 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162094. US$210.0 (IBRD). No consultants are re-quired. Mayoralty of Baghdad.

Jordan


Jordan Ozone Depleting Substances HCFC Phase-Out (ODS3) Phase 2: The project development objective is to support Jordan in its overall efforts to meet its Montreal Protocol HCFC phase-out obligations, and to strengthen the capacity of responsible government entities to continue to effectively implement and comply with the Montreal Protocol. Approval completed on 21 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160103. US$ 2.5 (MPIN). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Environment Tel: (962-6) 2535-0149, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Ghazi Al-Odat Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC) Tel: (962-6) 464-4466, E-mail: [email protected]; Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; Ministry of Environment; Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation; Ministry of Environment; Ministry of Environment Tel: 962777289112, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Eng. Ghazi Odat, Head National Ozone Unit; Ministry of Planning and Interna-tional Cooperation, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Zeina Toukan, Director of International Cooperation De-partment.


Municipal Services and Social Resilience Project: The objective of the MSSRP is to support Jordanian munici-palities affected by the influx of Syrian refugees in delivering services and employment opportunities for Jordanians and Syrians. Negotiations authorized on 23 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161982. US$ 21.1 (MNAF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Municipal Affairs Tel: 96264640404, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Waleed Al Masri, Minister.

Emergency Services and Social Resilience Project AF: The project development objective is to help Jordanian municipalities and host communities address the immediate service delivery impacts of Syrian refugee inflows and strengthen municipal capacity to support local economic development. Approval completed on 30 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161465. US$ 10.8 (MNAF). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation; Ministry of Municipal Affairs.

(N) Jordan Urban and Municipal Program for Balanced and Inclusive Growth: The proposed Program Devel-opment Objective is to support the government in promoting integrated development in municipalities and urban growth centers and reducing inequities across regions. Identification completed on 22 December 2017. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Water

Red Sea-Dead Sea Phase 1: - Identification completed on 6 November 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 100.0 (GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Lebanon


(N) Lebanon Energy Reform and Development Project: To support reforms to enhance energy sector financial and operational sustainability, and to increase private sector participation in the sector Identification completed on 19 December 2017. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter-mined.


Lebanon Health Resilience Project: The project development objective (PDO) is to increase access to quality healthcare services to poor Lebanese and displaced Syriansin Lebanon. Approval completed on 26 June 2017. Envi-ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163476. US$95.8 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Public Health.


Social Promotion And Protection Project: The development objective of SPPP is to increase access to social de-velopment services at the community level, improve the coverage and targeting of the National Poverty Targeting Program (NPTP), and build the capacity of the Ministry of Social Affairs (MOSA) at the central and the Social Devel -opment Center (SDC) levels. Approval completed on 17 May 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P124761. US$30.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Ministry of Social Affairs, Contact: Bashir Osmat, Advisor to the Minister; Lebanese Republic, Contact: Alain Bifani, Ministry of Finance Director General.

Additional Financing for Emergency National Poverty Targeting Program: The objective of the Project is to expand the coverage and enhance the social assistance package of the National Poverty Targeting Program (NPTP) to Lebanese affected by the Syrian crisis and all Lebanese households under the extreme poverty line, as well as to assess the effectiveness of a graduation pilot. Approval completed on 30 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P158980. US$ 10.0 (LSCT). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Land Administration System Modernization: To improve access to land use and value data, property rights data, and geospatial information through the Land Registry and Cadastre system modernization.

Negotiations authorized on 4 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159692. US$43.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance; General Directorate of Land Registration and Cadastre.

(N) Lebanon Municipal Investment Program: The proposed Program Development Objective is to address mu-nicipal infrastructure and service delivery deficits in selected cities of Lebanon while laying the foundation for a vi -able municipal credit market. Identification completed on 21 December 2017. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting ser -vices to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Lebanon National Job Creation Program: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 28 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163576. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter-mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Transport & ICT


Greater Beirut Urban Transport Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve the speed, quality and accessibility of public transport for passengers in the city of Beirut and at the city’s northern entrance. Appraisal completed on 26 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P160224. US$224.5/70.5 (IBRD/CFF). Consultants will be required. Council for Development and Reconstruction.

Roads and Employment Project: The Project Development Objectives (PDOs) are to: (i) improve transport con-nectivity along select paved road sections; and (ii) create short term jobs for Lebanese and Syrians. Approval com-pleted on 6 February 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160223. US$154.6 (IBRD). Consul -tants will be required. Lebanese Republic; Council for Development and Reconstruction.

Morocco

Education

Morocco Education Support Program: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 26 March 2015. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Morocco - Noor Solar Power Project Additional Financing: The PDO is to increase innovative solar power gen-eration in Morocco. Identification completed on 8 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$100.0/250.0/50.0/330.0/170.0/760.0 (IBRD/AFDB/CCTF/EUIB/GFRC/KFW). Consulting services to be deter-mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


(R) Casablanca Municipal Support Program: The objective is to support the strengthening of Morocco's munici-palities in terms of managerial and financial capacities. Approval completed on 13 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P149995. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Investing in Opportunities for Youth in Morocco: The objective of the lending operation is to support the im-plementation of priority measures of the Morocco Integrated National Youth Strategy, covering 5 key areas : (i) in -creasing youth access to economic opportunities and employability ; (ii) increasing youth access to quality ser-vices, including lagging regions and disadvantaged communities ; (iii) promoting active youth participation in deci -sion-making at local and national levels ; (iv) promoting the respect of Human Rights and (v) strengthening institu -tional capacity for implementation, monitoring and evaluation.

The lending operation will support cross-sectoral measures for young people aged 15 to 29, including disadvan -taged and inactive youth, ranging from skills acquisition and job intermediation, to entrepreneurship, integrated youth services at community level with youth participation in management and service delivery, and youth volun-teering initiatives.

The project will be implemented by various entities such as the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the Ministry of Em-ployment and Social Affairs and the Ministry of Small Enterprises and Informal Sector through Public, Private and NGO partnerships. Identification completed on 17 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151169. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Transport & ICT

Morocco Urban Transport Program Additional Financing: The Program Development Objective is to strengthen the capacity of urban transport institutions to plan, implement and monitor infrastructure and services, and to improve the level of service of urban transport in targeted corridors in the program area.


Identification completed on 19 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consul-tants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Morocco Second Rural Roads Project - AF2: The proposed additional financing is a follow-up to the Second Ru-ral Roads Project approved in May 2006 and to the first additional financing approved in April 2010. It will continue to support the Government's Second National Program of Rural Roads (NPRR2).

The proposed additional financing will be used to finance a funding gap for activities appraised as part of the NPRR2, but for which no other financier has been identified. It will allow the Borrower (Caisse pour le Financement Routier) to finalize the last tranche of its borrowing plan for the NPRR2. Approval completed on 9 June 2014. Envi -ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P148003. US$96.6 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Caisse pour le financement routier, Contact: Ahmed Imzel, Director.

Tunisia

Education

(R) Strengthening Foundations for Learning Project: The objective of the Project is to reduce inequality in ac-cess to preschool education and improve learning conditions in primary schools in selected regions. Concept com-pleted on 5 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162297. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consul-tants will be required. Ministry of Education.


Tunisia-Italy Power Interconnector - Project Preparation TA: The PDO is to support the Government of Tunisia in evaluating the feasibility of the proposed Tunisia-Italy Power Interconnector (Elmed Interconnector). Concept completed on 22 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P164625. US$ 5.8/7.0 (ESMP/GIF). Consultants will be required. Elmed Etudes.

Finance & Markets

Tunisia State-Owned Banks Restructuring P4R: TBC Identification completed on 21 May 2014. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$250.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Youth Economic Inclusion Project: The Project Development Objective is to improve economic opportunities for targeted disadvantaged youth in the selected Governorates of the Borrower.

In the context of this project, “economic opportunities” are defined as the chance to improve (a) earnings of target youth, and (b) access to wage or self-employment for target youth. The reduction of gaps between male and female beneficiariesfor accessing key economic opportunities is an integral part of the project.

Approval completed on 11 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158138. US$60.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Professional Training and Employment; MINISTRY OF IN-VESTMENT AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION.

Water

Tunisia - Northern Tunis Wastewater Project Additional Financing: The project development objective is to provide an environmentally safe disposal system for the treated wastewater in the North of Tunis, and increase


availability for its reuse in the Project Area. Approval completed on 31 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P154713. US$18.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter-mined.

Tunisia Water Sector Reform Project: Objective to be Determined. To improve SONEDE's performance and to support the implementation of the National Water Security Investment Program (NWSIP). Identification completed on 21 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter-mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Tunisia Irrigated Agriculture Intensification Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to (i) im-prove irrigation and drainage services, (ii) improve institutional capacity for irrigation schemes management and (iii) strengthen market linkages in selected areas. Concept completed on 9 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160245. US$128.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources (MARH).

West Bank and Gaza

Education

Education to Work Transition Project Additional Financing: The Education to Work Transition Project seeks to improve education to work transition of young Palestinians attending participating tertiary education institutions (TEIs) by: (i) fostering partnerships between TEIs and employers in order to make TEIs’ study programs more rele -vant to the needs of the labor market; and (ii) enhancing the capacity of the MOEHE and TEIs to collect, analyze and disseminate data collected through the TEIs’ graduate tracking system to monitor the outcomes of TEIs’ study programs, and to inform education policy formulation and implementation. Approval completed on 2 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P158951. US$ 5.0 (SPF). No consultants are required. Min-istry of Education and Higher Education.


Gaza Emergency Response for Electricity Network Rehabilitation (AF): The Project objective is to restore and improve basic electricity services in Gaza. Approval completed on 30 October 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P152411. US$ 15.0 (SPF). Consultants will be required. Palestinian Energy and Natural Re-sources Authority (PENRA) Tel: 97097222986192, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Harry Kuma, Secretary of Finance.

West Bank and Gaza Electricity Sector Performance Improvement Project: The Project Development Objec-tive is to enhance the energy sector’s institutional capacity, improve efficiency of the distribution system in targeted areas, and pilot a new business model for solar energy service delivery in Gaza. Approval completed on 27 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P148600. US$ 7.0/4.0 (PIDM/WBGB). Consultants will be re -quired. Palestine Energy and Natural Resources Authority, E-mail: [email protected].

Finance & Markets

Finance for Jobs II: To test the effectiveness of selected financial interventions in incentivizing private sector in-vestment and job creation. Approval completed on 27 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159337. US$ 1.5/8.0 (SPBF/SPF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance and Planning; DAI Global, LLC.

Governance

(R) Public Financial Management Improvement Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to en-hance the expenditure controls, financial accountability and procurement management of the Palestinian Authority. Appraisal completed on 8 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P162850. US$ 3.0 (SPF). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance and Planning.



Social Protection Enhancement Project: The project development objective is to establish a single targeting and referral system to provide cash benefits and services to poor and vulnerable households. Approval completed on 27 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P160674. US$ 15.0 (SPF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Social Development.


GZ-Second Municipal Development Project AF: The PDO is "to improve the Recipient's municipal management practices for better municipal transparency and service delivery, and to restore priority municipal services follow-ing the conflict in Gaza". Approval completed on 22 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155268. US$ 6.9 (PWUD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Innovative Private Sector Development: Develop innovative private sector activities of firms and startups to in-crease their participation in the economy. Identification completed on 20 June 2017. US$ 10.0 (SPF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Water

Water Security Development Program: 13.The proposed Program Development Objective is increasing access to improved quality and efficiency of water supply and wastewater services provision and strengthening the capacity of the selected water sector institutions at the national and local levels

14.The WSDP is aligned with the SDP objective and will support achieving its proposed targets by improving the water security. The WSDP will support Gaza (improving access to improved water and sanitation services) and West Bank (utility management services and sustainability). The WSDP will also support the national level institu-tional capacity (Palestinian Water Authority (PWA) and Water Sector Regulatory Council (WSRC) to improve busi-ness planning and operational performance of the water sector, and, water resource management. The WSDP strongly support the PA’s priority in addressing the Palestinian water crisis, particularly in Gaza, and securingwater for the people. The Bank’s comparative advantage will focus on the institutional and economic elements while at the same time supporting investments that improves access to water. Concept completed on 31 March 2017. Environ-mental Assessment Category A. Project: P158615. US$ 11.9/15.3/15.0 (FRDE/PWUD/SPF). Consulting services to be determined. Palestinian Water Authority.

Yemen, Republic of

Education

Restoring Education and Learning: The proposed project development objective is to restore the delivery of ba-sic education services in selected areas affected by the conflict. Identification completed on 9 November 2017. US$ 500.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Yemen Emergency Electricity Access Project: Improve access to electricity in rural and peri-urban areas within the Republic of Yemen. Identification completed on 6 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 50.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.



Yemen Emergency Health and Nutrition Project Second Additional Financing: To contribute to the provision of basic health, essential nutrition, water and sanitation services for the benefit of the population of the Republic of Yemen. Approval completed on 25 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164466. US$ 200.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Yemen Emergency Health and Nutrition Project Additional Financing: To contribute to the provision of basic health and essential nutrition services for the benefit of the population of the Republic of Yemen. Approval com-pleted on 19 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163741. US$ 83.0 (IDA Grant). Consult -ing services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Emergency Crisis Response Project Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective is to provide short-term employment and access to selected basic services to the most vulnerable; and preserve existing imple-mentation capacity of two service delivery programs. Approval completed on 17 January 2017. Environmental As-sessment Category B. Project: P161806. US$ 250.0 (IDA Grant). No consultants are required. United Nations Devel-opment Programme.

Yemen Emergency Crisis Response Project - Third Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective is to provide short-term employment and access to selected basic services to the most vulnerable;preserve existing implementation capacity of two service delivery programs; and provide emergency cash transfers to the poor and vulnerable in response to the food crisis. Identification completed on 28 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Cat-egory B. US$ 200.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Yemen Emergency Crisis Response Project - Second Additional Financing: The Project Development Objec-tive is to provide short-term employment and access to selected basic services to the most vulnerable; preserve ex-isting implementation capacity of two service delivery programs; and provide emergency cash transfers to the poor and vulnerable in response to the food crisis. Approval completed on 19 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Cat-egory B. Project: P163729. US$ 75.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

South AsiaAfghanistan

Agriculture

Second Additional Financing for the Afghanistan Rural Enterprise Development Project: Increased income and sustainable employment opportunities for men and women through supported rural enterprises. Negotiations authorized on 19 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163525. US$ 5.0 (ARTF). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

(R) Women's Economic Empowerment Rural Development Project: To increase social and economic empow-erment of poor rural women in selected communities. Concept completed on 25 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164443. US$ 25.0/75.0 (IDA Grant/ARTF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development.

National Horticulture and Livestock Project (NHLP) - Additional Financing: To promote adoption of im-


proved production practices by target farmers, with gradual rollout of farmer-centric agricultural services systems and investment support.

Service delivery centered on farmers will promote in practice increased participation of beneficiaries both in defin-ing the type of services required and in the delivery itself. The project would also promote improved ratio of overall costs reaching beneficiaries as direct investments. The aim is thus to promote sustainability, effectiveness and effi -ciency. Approval completed on 29 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157997. US$ 90.0 (ARTF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Education

Additional Financing for the Higher Education Development Project: Objective to be Determined. Identifica-tion completed on 13 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 5.0 (ARTF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

EQRA: The development objective are to: to increase equitable access to primary and secondary education in se -lected lagged behind provinces, especially for girls, to improve learning conditions and transparency in the Ministry of Education’s resource management.

Identification completed on 18 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 100.0/100.0/98.0 (IDA Grant/ARTF/FTIE). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Afghanistan:Extractives for Development Project: To assist the GoIRA to implement extractives sector reforms and operationalize mining and gas sector development opportunities Concept completed on 1 December 2016. En-vironmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159402. US$ 40.0/15.0 (IDA Grant/ARTF). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Mines and Petroleum, E-mail: [email protected]; Ministry of Mines and Petroleum.

(N) Bayat IPP Project: The Development Objective is (i) to increase the amount of reliable electricity generated in Afghanistan and (ii) to build a track record for the country in developing and implementing PPP transactions. Identi-fication completed on 22 December 2017. Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Kajaki Electrification and Benefit Sharing Support Project: To Provide Access to Electricity to the People in Helmand and Kandahar Province. Identification completed on 11 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Cat-egory B. US$ 30.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Mazar-e-Sharif Gas-to-Power Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 28 October 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P157827. US$ 25.0/45.0 (GUID/ZPCI). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Central Asia South Asia Electricity and Trade Project Addl. Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identifi-cation completed on 27 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Kajaki Hydroelectric Dam Addition: The development objective (DO) is to increase the supply of domestically generated hydroelectricity at the Kajaki Hydroelectric Plant (KHP). Identification completed on 6 September 2017. US$ 70.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Afghanistan Power System Development Project Additional Financing: The development objective of the project is to increase the number of electricity connections for the urban centers of Charikar, Gulbahar and Jabul-es-Seraj and Pul-e-Khumri and to improve the availability of power from Naghlu and Mahipar switchyards. Approval


completed on 7 July 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P152975. US$ 15.0 (ARTF). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Finance & Markets

Financial Sector Rapid Response - Additional Financing: To assist DAB to develop action plans for improved banking supervision and to establish key building blocks of financial sector infrastructure: payment system, mov-able collateral registry, and public credit registry. Approval completed on 27 October 2016. Environmental Assess-ment Category C. Project: P160073. US$ 20.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Additional Financing to Financial Sector Rapid Response Project: This project is to assist DAB to improve its core function of banking supervision and regulation, and to help improve access to formal banking services by es-tablishing key initial building blocks for further financial sector reform. Over its five-year implementation period, FSSP aims to strengthening DAB's capacity through: (i) strengthening of the off-site supervisory functions of DAB, (ii) strengthening of DAB's accounting and internal audit capabilities, and (iii) establishment of an effective human resource management system, and (iv) development of an effective information technology system. The project also assists in developing financial sector infrastructure through: (i) establishment of a Public Credit Registry, (ii) estab-lishment of a Collateral Registry, and (iii) supporting the physical development of the Afghanistan Institute of Bank-ing and Finance (AIBF). Approval completed on 26 November 2013. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 6.7 (IDA Grant). No consultants are required. Ministry of Finance, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Adris Walli, Aide Coordination Specialist; Da Afghanistan Bank Tel: (93-79) 722-3340, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Zalmie Sherzad, Project Director.

Modernizing Afghan State-Owned Banks: The proposed project development objective is to contribute to the modernization, transparency and efficiency of Afghan state-owned banks. Concept completed on 22 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P161348. US$ 40.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be re-quired. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN; Ministry of Finance.

Governance

(R) Fiscal Performance Improvement Support Project (FSP):: To contribute to the improvement of domestic revenue mobilization and public expenditures management, and of reinforcing a performance oriented management culture in the Ministry of Finance. Approval completed on 19 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P159655. US$ 25.0/75.0 (IDA Grant/ARTF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance.

Second Public Financial Management Reform Project (PFMRP II) - Additional Financing: To further strengthen the efficiency and effectiveness of Afghanistan’s procurement, treasury, and audit systems. Approval completed on 10 February 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P150632. US$ 41.1 (ARTF). Con-sulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


SEHAT Additional Financing: The proposed AF to the SEHAT project (P129663) will finance the delivery of the Basic Package of Health Services (BPHS) and Essential Package of Hospital Services (EPHS) in the 13 provinces currently supported by USAID. As outlined in its 2/2/14 letter, USAID intends to provide an estimated total pro -gram contribution to ARTF in the amount of US$ 227.6 million for the 5 year SEHAT program. In addition to sup -porting BPHS and EPHS (SEHAT component 1), the USAID contribution will support the provision of technical as-sistance to strengthen the stewardship capacity of MOPH and program management activities, (SEHAT components 2 and 3, respectively). Approval completed on 25 May 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P152122. US$ 248.0 (ARTF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Afghanistan Sehatmandi Project: The project development objective is to increase the utilization and quality of high impact health and nutrition services. Concept completed on 6 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160615. US$ 140.0/425.0/35.0 (IDA Grant/ARTF/GFF). No consultants are required. Ministry of Public Health (MOPH).



Afghanistan Placing Labor Abroad and Connecting to Employment Domestically: (i) To facilitate sustainable job placement of Afghan jobseekers in the GCC, and (ii) to improve the employability and job placement results of young Afghan jobseekers in the domestic labor market. Identification completed on 3 October 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 5.0 (ARTF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be de-termined.


Cities Investment Program: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to pilot the implementation of a Munici-pal Performance Management Framework (MPMF) to improve municipal revenue, expenditure, and budget man-agement, and support infrastructure investments in five participating Provincial Capital Cities (PCCs). Identification completed on 16 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 50.0/150.0 (IDA Grant/ARTF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Third National Solidarity Project: To build, strengthen, and maintain Community Development Councils (CDCs) as effective institutions for local governance and social-economic development. Approval completed on 29 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159307. US$ 57.3 (ARTF). Consultants will be required. Im-plementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Afghanistan Land Administration System Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to support the development of the Afghanistan land administration system and build the capacity of ARAZI to deliver land adminis-tration services.

Identification completed on 13 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 30.0 (IDA Grant). Consult-ing services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


ADDITIONAL FINANCING FOR SECOND CUSTOMS REFORM AND TRADE FACILITATION PROJECT: To improve the release of legitimate goods in a fair and efficient manner. Approval completed on 11 June 2015. Envi-ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155443. US$ 21.5 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Imple-menting agency(ies) to be determined.

Transport & ICT

AF: Digital CASA 1: The proposed Development Objective is to increase access to digital services throughout Afghanistan, via a regionally integrated, secure and affordable digital infrastructure, including the expansion of e-Government services and digital job opportunities Identification completed on 24 March 2016. Environmental As-sessment Category B. Project: P156894. US$ 75.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Communications and IT (MCIT); Islamic Republic of Afghanistan; Kabul, Contact: Mr. Gul Salem Qadery, Project Di-rector; Ministry of Finance, Contact: Dr. Mohammad Mustafa Mastoor, Deputy Minister.

Additional financing for Afghanistan Rural Access Project: The PDO is to enable (a) rural communities to ben-efit from all-season road access to basic services and facilities and (b) an early emergency response in the event of an eligible crisis or emergency. Approval completed on 13 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 105.0 (ARTF). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Water

Kabul Water Supply Improvement Project: The Project Development Objectives are to improve quality and


quantity of water supplied to selected areas in Kabul; and improve the operational performance of Afghanistan Ur-ban Water Supply and Sewerage Corporation (AUWSSC). Identification completed on 28 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 75.0/25.0 (IDA Grant/ARTF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

AF Additional Financing: Irrigation Restoration and Development: Improve access to irrigation in targeted areas and strengthen capacity for water resources management. Approval completed on 23 May 2016. Environ-mental Assessment Category A. Project: P152892. US$ 70.0 (ARTF). Consulting services to be determined. Imple-menting agency(ies) to be determined.

Bangladesh

Agriculture

National Agricultural Technology Project - Additional Financing: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has proposed to provide a grant to improve agricultural productivity and farm incomes in the country through research into appropriate technology, increased adoption of low risk-high reward technologies in marginalized areas, and fostering farmers’ links to markets.

The project will build on the lessons learned and good practices developed in the World Bank financed Bangladesh National Agricultural Technology Project and the Bangladesh Integrated Agricultural Productivity Project. Approval completed on 4 March 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P133251. US$ 23.7 (FSCO). Consul-tants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture (MOA), Contact: S.M. Nazmul Islam, Secretary in charge.

Livestock Development-based Dairy Revolution and Meat Production Project: The project development ob-jective is to support small-holder farmers and agro-entrepreneurs to improve productivity, market integration, risk management, and resilience of selected livestock systems and value chains in target areas. Concept completed on 6 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161246. US$ 500.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be re-quired. Department of Livestock Services.

Climate-Smart Agricultural Water Management Project: To enhance productivity and climate resilience of irri-gated agriculture, improve water management, build institutional capacity for water and agriculture service deliv -ery, and improve market opportunities for farmers small-holder farmers, especially women. Concept completed on 2 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161534. US$ 120.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Bangladesh Water Development Board; Department of Agricultural Extension; Department of Fisheries.

Education

Additional Financing Skills and Training Enhancement Project: The project development objective is to strengthen selected public and private training institutions to improve training quality and employability of trainees, including those from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds. Approval completed on 30 October 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155389. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be re-quired. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

QUALITY LEARNING FOR ALL PROGRAM: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 15 Decem-ber 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162619. US$ 700.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Secondary Education Quality and Access Enhancement Project - AF: The Project Development Objective in the proposed AF operation will remain unchanged and will continue to be "to improve the quality of secondary edu-cation, systematically monitor learning outcomes, and to increase access and equity in project upazilas". The four project components will be the same as in the original project. The proposed AF would: (i) support the implementa-tion of the expanded project activities (across more schools and students within SEQAEP upazilas) to deepen the impact of a well-performing project; (ii) allow adequate time for MOE to evaluate and institutionalize successful in -


terventions from the ongoing project under a more harmonized secondary education sector program that GOB is planning to initiate by early 2017; and (iii) initiate replication of successful activities beyond 125 SEQAEP upazilas in a phased manner for a smoother institutionalization of SEQAEP interventions. The AF would also extend the Closing Date of the current SEQAEP project from June 30, 2014 to December 31, 2016 in order to carry out the pro-posed activities. Approval completed on 3 December 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 265.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Education, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Ministry of Edu-cation, Project Director, SEQAEP Project.

Additional Financing: Skills and Training Enhancement Project: The Additional Financing will support the original four components of the Skills and Training Enhancement Project to further contribute towards scaling up ongoing institutional grants to additional public and private institutions to meet the ongoing demand and to fill in the funding gap in the stipend activities. Following are the components under the Additional Financing: Component 1: Improve the Quality and Relevance of Training This component will be implemented through two (2) windows. Window I will support selected additional private institutions offering diploma level programs. These institutions will be chosen on the basis of well-defined eligibility and selection criteria. Window II will support selected addi-tional institutions providing short-term vocational and technical training. These institutions will be chosen based on similar eligibility and selection criteria employed under Window I. Component 2 - Pilots in Technical and Vocational Education and Training Developing pilot activities aimed at strengthening the overall technical and vocational edu-cational training system: Supporting Industry Skills Councils (ISC) and the National Skills Development Council (NSDC) by providing a grant financing and operational cost support to finance establishment of specific offices to about two to four ISCs and NSDC who will guide the overall regulatory and legislative framework for Vocational Ed-ucation and Training and skills development. Component 3 - Institutional Capacity Development Strengthening the capacity of the Recipient in managing the TVET sector as a whole by way of institutional capacity development of the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), the Bangladesh Technical Education Board (BTEB) under the Min-istry of Education (MoE), and the Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training (BMET) under the Ministry of Ex-patriate Welfare and Overseas Employment (MOEWOE). (RPL) program. Component 4 - Project Management, Com-munications, Monitoring and Evaluation Support for project management, monitoring and evaluation of Project progress and outcomes. Approval completed on 26 September 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 16.7 (FSSA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Education Tel: (88-02) 911-0664, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Directorate of Technical Education, Director General.

(R) Transforming Secondary Education for Results Operation: Objective to be Determined. Approval com-pleted on 18 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160943. US$ 510.0/10.0 (IDA Credit/GFF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

BD Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project - AF: The Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP) was approved in March 2009 and the main objective of the project is to improve the quality and relevance of the teaching and research environment in higher education institution through encouraging both innovation and accountability within universities and by enhancing the technical and institutional capacity of the higher education sector. Additional Financing has been proposed to fill the funding gap to effectively complete the agreed project ac -tivities; expansion of project interventions in order to scale up project impact and development effectiveness is war -ranted based on the likelihood of achieving project objective and strong project performance. The following compo-nents/activities have been proposed with additional financing of US$60.0 million: (i) Component 1: Promoting Aca-demic Innovation; (ii) Component 2: Building Institutional Capacity of Tertiary Education Sector; (iii) Component 3: Raising the Connectivity Capacity in the Higher Education Sector (BdREN & Digital Library); (iv) Component 4: Es-tablishment of Quality Assurance Mechanism; and (v) Component 5: Project Management and Monitoring and Eval-uation. Component 1: Promoting Academic Innovation Sub-Component 1.1 - Financing to cover the shortage of funds for the 1st and 2nd rounds AIF . The additional financing will provide funds for the first and second rounds AIF sub-projects which are under implementation. The shortage was created when the Project needed to temporar-ily reallocate the funds to the BdREN activities under Component 3 during the restructuring. Sub-Component1.2 - Third round of AIF The AIF will allocate its resources through three competitive windows: (i) improvement of teach-ing and learning; (ii) enhancement of research capabilities; and (iii) university-wide innovations which include cam-pus network In order to place additional emphasis on innovation for teaching and learning (Window 1) and re-search (Window 2), selection criteria will be modified. Established proposal evaluation process will be followed with minor modifications based on the lessons learned from the first and second rounds AIF which will be reflected in a


revised AIF Operations Manual. Component 2: Building Institutional Capacity of Tertiary Education Sector This component aims to further strengthen the capacity of UGC, MOE and Higher Education Institutions for the future development of the sector. To this end, the project will support the policy formation based on the studied carried out under the original project. Component 3: Raising the Connectivity Capacity of the Higher Education Sector Sub-component 3.1: Strengthening BdREN connectivity: Basic connectivity through overhead dark fibre would be estab -lished by December 2013. To use the full potential of the connectivity campus network would be established for the remaining 20 public universities. In addition, VC facilities using the BdREN connectivity could be established in the Ministry of Education, ERD, and Planning Commission. Provisions would be made available for add-on software in-cluding cloud-computing and equipment for performance enhancement. Sub-component 3.2: Awareness building and knowledge exchange: Awareness raising and knowledge exchanges on best practice for the ownership, gover-nance and exploitation of an NREN for the stakeholders of BdREN. The exchange programs could include: (a) Pol -icy level knowledge exchange among the "South" and "North" countries; (b) academic and technical level knowl -edge exchange with the neighboring countries in Asia Pacific mainly on grid computing, climate modeling, medical imaging etc. Sub-component 3.3: Capacity building (technical and financial management): Additional staffing and technical training of IT personnel at network and campus level - Local training programs for university IT staff on campus networking in association with international providers to create a national capacity to provide such train-ing. A system of scholarships/fellowship or international placements would be provided for specialist training of IT personnel in campus networking with the aim of building a training team for the country. Sub-component 3.4: Appli-cation development to maximize the utilization of BdREN: Additional support would be necessary for ensuring (a) enhancement of digital library access, (b) partnership with regional and continental RENs, and (c) utilization "pump-priming" activities in (1) education, (2) research collaboration, and (c) campus safety. Component 4: Estab -lishment of Quality Assurance Mechanism To build on the momentum generated under the first two rounds of AIF and the recent efforts made in developing a national quality assurance mechanism, the Project would support the following activities with the proposed additional financing: (i) establishment of Quality Assurance and Accreditation Council of Bangladesh (QAAC); and (ii) establishment of Institutional Quality Assurance Cells (IQAC). Sub-compo-nent 4.1: Establishment Quality Assurance and Accreditation Council of Bangladesh The objective of this sub-com-ponent is to provide funds for the establishment of Quality Assurance and Accreditation Council of Bangladesh and the development of Regulations, Qualification Framework, and Quality Assurance Manual. Additional funds will be also provided for awareness campaigns and necessary capacity building activities. Sub-component 4.2: Establish-ment of Institutional Quality Assurance Cells The Fund will finance the establishment and operation of (i) Institu-tional Quality Assurance Cells (IQACs); (ii) establishment of institutional data collection and analysis mechanism for systematic collecting, processing and dissemination of reliable data concerning higher education quality assurance as well as graduates' performance in the labor market, (iii) preparation of self-assessment, process facilitation and necessary training, external peer reviewers' visits, and preparation and implementation of Institutional Improve-ment Plan. Details of the implementation mechanism for this Fund will be laid out in the Operations Manual. Com-ponent 5: Project Management and Monitoring and Evaluation The objective of this component is to ensure proper implementation, management, and monitoring and evaluation of scaled up activities under the project. It would comprise two sub-components, aiming to reach this objective namely: (i) project management; and (ii) monitoring and evaluation. Approval completed on 3 December 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P145749. US$ 125.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. University Grants Commission of Bangladesh Tel: (88-02) 818-1631, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: University Grants Commission, Chairman.

AF Bangladesh - Primary Education Development Program III: Additional Financing (AF) in the amount of US$400 million to scale up the Bangladesh Third Primary Education Development Program (PEDP3: P150669). In addition, Level 2 Restructuring comprising: (i) modification of the project scope of work; (ii) revision of the results framework to measure the outcomes associated with the revised scope of work; and (iii) extension of the project closing date from December 31, 2015 to December 31, 2017. The Project Development Objective in the proposed AF operation will remain unchanged and will continue to be to: “(i) increase participation and reduce social dispari -ties in primary education, (ii) increase the number of children completing primary and improve the quality of the learning environment and measurement of student learning, and (iii) improve effectiveness of resource use for pri-mary education.” The proposed Additional Financing would help to finance the cost of the scale-up activities and subsequent restructuring of the project to respond effectively to changes in the Bangladesh primary education sec-tor due to ongoing nationalization of the previous "Registered Non-Government Primary Schools" (RNGPS), scale-up and expansion of interventions of the original PEDP3 project in order to implement a further set of reforms by 2017; and join government’s efforts towards achieving universal primary education specifically by improving scaled up efforts targeting the remaining, hardest-to-reach population groups to overcome the barriers to education for


those still out of school, while also tackling emerging concerns related to the quality of learning (such as low teacher-student contact hours of instruction in schools). The original project is well performing, and the recent Mid-Term Review (MTR) rates the progress towards development objectives and implementation satisfactory. Approval completed on 16 December 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P150669. US$ 400.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Directorate of Primary Education.


Bangladesh Scaling-up Renewable Energy Project Guarantee: Objective to be Determined. Identification com-pleted on 13 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 80.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Bangladesh Scaling-up Renewable Energy Project: The Project Development Objective is to increase installed generation capacity of renewable energy in Bangladesh. Identification completed on 15 September 2016. Environ-mental Assessment Category F. US$ 136.0/26.4/2.9/186.0 (IDA Credit/CSCC/CSCF/ZPCO). Consulting services to be determined. Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL); People's Republic of Bangladesh; Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA).

Additional Financing II for Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Development II: Increase access to clean energy through renewable energy in rural areas. Identification completed on 25 October 2017. Environmen-tal Assessment Category B. US$ 55.0/20.0 (IDA Credit/GCF). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

(R) Enhancement and Strengthening of Power Transmission Network in Eastern Region: The proposed project aims to increase the transmission capacity and reliability of the electricity network in the eastern region and strengthen the institutional capacity of the transmission company of Bangladesh. Negotiations authorized on 4 De-cember 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159974. US$ 465.5 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Power Grid Corporation of Bangladesh (PGCB).

RERED II Additional Financing: The proposed additional financing is to further scale up the solar home systems and other renewable energy-based options for increasing access to electricity in rural areas of Bangladesh. Ap-proval completed on 19 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P150001. US$ 48.4/30.0/15.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant/GPBA). Consultants will be required. Power Cell, Contact: Mr. Mohammad Hossain, Director General; Infrastructure Development Company Limited Tel: (880-2) 910-2171, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Mr. Mahmood Malik, Executive Director and CEO.


Sustainable Enterprise Project: To increase adoption of environmentally sustainable practices/technologies by targeted microenterprises funded by PKSF and its partner organizations in Bangladesh. Concept completed on 18 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163250. US$ 110.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be re-quired. Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF).

Sustainable Forests & Livelihoods (SUFAL) Project: To improve collaborative forest management and increase access to alternative income generation activities for forest-dependent people in targeted sites.

Concept completed on 3 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161996. US$ 175.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Bangladesh Forest Department (BFD).

Clean Air and Sustainable Environment Project - Additional Financing: To improve air quality and safe mo-bility in Dhaka through the implementation of demonstration initiatives in urban transport and brick making Ap-proval completed on 13 January 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160014. US$ 35.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Bangladesh Sustainable Coastal and Marine Fisheries: The proposed Program Goal is to increase coastal and marine fisheries’ contribution to the economy, poverty reduction, and environmental stability. The proposed PDO is to improve management of coastal and marine fisheries and aquaculture and fishing communities’ access to alterna-tive livelihoods activities Concept completed on 4 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161568. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Department of Fisheries.

Finance & Markets

Modernization of State-Owned Financial Institutions Project: The proposed project development objective is to contribute to the modernization, transparency and efficiency of state-owned banks. Approval completed on 30 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P155363. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. BFID, Contact: Mr. Md. Eunusur Rahman, Secretary; PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH, Contact: Md. Eunusur Rahman, Secretary.

Bangladesh Investment Promotion and Financing Facility Project II (IPFF II): The PDO is to increase long-term financing for infrastructure and to build capacity of the local financial institutions for promoting private sec-tor-led infrastructure financing in Bangladesh. Approval completed on 5 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P159429. US$ 356.7 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Bangladesh Bank; Ministry of Finance.

Bangladesh Insurance Sector Development Project: The project development objective is to strengthen the in-stitutional capacity of the regulator and state-owned insurance corporations and increase the coverage of insurance in Bangladesh. Approval completed on 20 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P156823. US$ 65.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH, Contact: Md. Eu-nusur Rahman, Secretary; Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA), Contact: M. Shefaque Ahmed, Chairman.

Governance

Second Additional Financing to Public Procurement Reform Project II: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve performance of the public procurement system progressively in Bangladesh, focusing largely on the target agencies. The PDO would be achieved by strengthening the ongoing reform process and moving it fur -ther along with the following outputs: (i) enhanced capacity in creating a sustained program to develop skilled pro-curement professionals, (ii) strengthened management and monitoring of procurement in target agencies, (iii) intro-duction of e-government procurement in CPTU and the target agencies on a pilot basis, and (iv) creation of greater public awareness of a well functioning public procurement system by engaging civil society, think tanks, beneficia-ries, and the private sector. All these actions are key elements in effective implementation of the procurement law/ regulations. Approval completed on 6 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P158783. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. People's Republic of Bangladesh, Contact: Md. Faruque Hossain, Director General; Exonomic Relations Division Tel: 88029180675, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Kazi Shofiqul Azam, Additional Secretary.


HSDP Additional Finance: To enable the Government of Bangladesh to strengthen health systems and improve health services, particularly for the poor. Approval completed on 24 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Cate -gory B. Project: P151070. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Ministry of Health and Family Wel-fare.

Poverty and Equity

(R) National Strategy for Development of Statistics Implementation Support: The Project aims to improve the capacity of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) to produce quality core statistics and make them accessi -


ble in a timely manner to policy makers and the public. Appraisal completed on 21 June 2017. Environmental As -sessment Category C. Project: P157987. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. People's Republic of Bangladesh; Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.


(R) Safety Net Systems for the Poorest (Additional Financing): The Objective of the Project is to improve the equity, efficiency and transparency of major Safety Net Programs to benefit the poorest households. Approval com-pleted on 15 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163677. US$ 245.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Cash Transfer Modernization Project: The Project Development Objective is to improve the transparency and efficiency of selected cash transfer programs for vulnerable populations by modernizing service delivery. Negotia-tions authorized on 22 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160819. US$ 300.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Economic Relations Division.


Emergency 2007 Cyclone Recovery and Restoration Project-- AF II: The primary rationale for the proposed Additional Financing is for IDA to continue its support to the Government of Bangladesh for improving and strengthening critical disaster prevention infrastructure in the coastal areas of Bangladesh. At the time of Cyclone Sidr, damages were estimated at US$1.2 billion, with significant needs in the further strengthening of coastal em-bankments as well as the rehabilitation and construction of improved multi-purpose cyclone shelters. The addi-tional financing would be primarily used to: (a) meet the financing gap of about of about US$4.2 million that exist since the inception of the project and also a gap created due to exchange rate between SDRs to USD (about USD 6.2 Million are lost at this stage); and (b) to scale up the construction and rehabilitation of critical infrastructure in particular the disaster shelters in the coastal areas. In addition, part of the proposed credit would be used to carry out necessary repairs/improvement to about ten polders. Approval completed on 30 December 2013. Environmen-tal Assessment Category B. Project: P146500. US$ 140.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Dis-aster and Relief Tel: (880-18) 1911-7754, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Syed Ashraful Islam, Communication Media Specialist.

Dhaka Urban Upgrading Project: To enhance public spaces and improve urban services in selected neighbor-hoods in Dhaka. Concept completed on 23 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165477. US$ 70.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Dhaka South City Corporation; Dhaka North City Corporation.


Private Sector Development Support Project Additional Financing: Facilitate private investment and job cre-ation and promote compliance with international quality standards, building codes, and good social and environ-mental practices in economic zones supported by PSDSP. Approval completed on 5 April 2016. Environmental As-sessment Category A. Project: P156242. US$ 130.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. People's Republic of Bangladesh; Economic Relations Division (ERD), Contact: Shafiqul Azam, Additional Secretary.

Transport & ICT

BD: Integrated Digital Government Project: The development objective is to improve whole-of-government dig-ital integration and public services. Concept completed on 14 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Cate-gory C. Project: P161086. US$ 300.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance; Bangladesh Computer Council.

Rural Bridges Improvement and Maintenance Program (RuBIMP): Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 6 October 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 500.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Bangladesh Regional Connectivity Project 1: The Project Development Objective is to improve conditions for trade through improving connectivity, reducing logistics bottlenecks and supporting the adoption of modern ap-proaches to border management and trade facilitation. Approval completed on 5 April 2017. Environmental Assess-ment Category B. Project: P154580. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. People's Republic of Bangladesh, Contact: Kazi Shofiqul Azam, Additional Secretary; Ministry of Shipping - Bangladesh Land Port Au-thority, Contact: Enayet Hossain, Deputy Chief.

BD: AF for Leveraging ICT for Growth, Employment, Governance Project: The PDO is to (i) catalyze the growth of Bangladesh’s IT/ITES industry for employment creation and export diversification; and(ii)establish basic e-Government foundations to support public sector modernization. Approval completed on 24 October 2016. Envi-ronmental Assessment Category C. Project: P159497. US$ 39.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Bangladesh Computer Council.

Water

Bangladesh Municipal Water Supply and Sanitation Project: The project development objective (PDO) is to in-crease access to safe water supply and sanitation services in selected municipalities (pourashavas), and strengthen the municipalities’ institutional capacities for delivering improved water supply and sanitation services. Identifica-tion completed on 9 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting ser-vices to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Dhaka Sanitation Improvement Project: The Proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to provide im-proved sanitation services in select areas of Dhaka city. Concept completed on 30 June 2017. Environmental As -sessment Category A. Project: P161432. US$ 300.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Dhaka Wa-ter Supply and Sewerage Authority.

Additional Financing to Chittagong Water Supply Improvement and Sanitation Project: The revised PDO is to increase access to safe water and improve CWASA’s institutional capacity and investment planning for sanitation and drainage in Chittagong City. Approval completed on 23 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161566. US$ 47.5 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Bhutan


Preparation studies for Chamkharchhu-II hydropower project: The development objective is to demonstrate international good practices in project feasibility and environment and social impact assessment studies to support sustainable development of the Chamkharchhu-II hydropower project. Identification completed on 13 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 4.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Imple -menting agency(ies) to be determined.

Finance & Markets

BT Access to Finance: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 3 August 2017. Environmental As-sessment Category C. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

India

Agriculture

AP Integrated Irrigation & Agriculture Transformation Project: The Project Development Objective is to en-


hance agricultural productivity, profitability and resilience to climate variability in selected tank systems of Andhra Pradesh.

34.The project beneficiaries will include small and marginal farmers, water users associations, farmer producer or-ganizations, and other agro-entrepreneurs. During project preparation, specific target areas will be identified and specific interventions will be designed to benefit women and other vulnerable groups.

Concept completed on 3 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160463. US$170.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Government of Andhra Pradesh.

(R) Tamil Nadu Irrigated Agriculture Modernization Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to enhance productivity and climate resilience of irrigated agriculture, improve water management, and increase mar-ket opportunities for farmers and agro-entrepreneurs in selected sub-basin areas of Tamil Nadu. Approval com-pleted on 1 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158522. US$318.0 (IBRD). Consult-ing services to be determined. Republic of India; Water Resources Department, Public Works Department, GoTN, Contact: Vibhu Nayer, Project Director.

National Rural Economic Transformation Project: The Proposed Project Development Objectives of NRETP are to: (i) expand and strengthen community-based market institutions such as farmer producer organizations; (ii) en-hance household incomes and diversify livelihoods; (iii) promote rural enterprise and skills development; (iv) en-hance rural producers’ access to markets; and (v) enable access to digital financial services for rural communities

Identification completed on 28 September 2017. US$249.4 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Imple-menting agency(ies) to be determined.

(R) Tamil Nadu Rural Transformation Project (TNRTP): The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to pro-mote rural enterprises, access to finance, and employment opportunities in selected blocks of Tamil Nadu. Approval completed on 1 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157702. US$100.0 (IBRD). Con-sultants will be required. Department of Economic Affairs, Govt. of India; Department of Rural Development & Pan -chayat Raj, Government of Tamil Nadu.

Odisha Integrated Irrigation Project for Climate Resilient Agriculture: The Project Development Objective is to demonstrate smart climate agriculture practices to improve water resource planning, tank irrigation efficiency and farm productivity for agribusiness development in tank command areas of selected basins and sub-basins. Iden-tification completed on 10 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$161.4 (IBRD). Consulting ser-vices to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

(R) Maharashtra Project on Climate Resilient Agriculture: To enhance climate-resilience and profitability of smallholder farming systems in selected districts of Maharashtra. Negotiations authorized on 2 January 2018. Envi-ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160408. US$420.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. De-partment of Agriculture, Government of Maharashtra.

HP Climate Resilient Rainfed Agriculture: The project development objective is to improve farm-system re-silience and promote source sustainability of springs and streams in selected Gram Panchayat. Identification com-pleted on 24 August 2017. US$80.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Education

Skills Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement Operation: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 2 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156867. US$ 125.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Skill India Mission Operation: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 23 June 2017. Environmental


Assessment Category B. Project: P158435. US$250.0/36.9 (IBRD/ZFOU). Consulting services to be determined. Im-plementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Uttarakhand Workforce Development Project: The Project Development Objectives (PDO) are to improve the quality and relevance of training at priority Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and to increase the number of labor-market-relevant workers through short-term training in Uttarakhand. Negotiations authorized on 30 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154525. US$74.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Re-public of India, Contact: Mr. Bhaskar Dasgupta, Director, MI Division; Government of Uttarakhand, Contact: Alok Kumar, DG (E&T) & JS.


Prepare:Program to Establish Pilots for Access through Renewable Energy: To demonstrate renewable en-ergy based decentralized models of improving energy access in target states of UP & Bihar. Identification com-pleted on 18 February 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P144678. US$ 12.9/15.3 (GEFU/ZPCO). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Contact: Tarun Kapoor, Joint Secretary; UPNEDA, Contact: Anamika Singh, Director; BREDA Tel: 0612-2507734, E-mail: [email protected], Con-tact: Dayanidhi Pradhan, Director.

India Energy Efficiency Scale-Up Program Guarantee: The PDO is to enhance EESL’s financial and institu-tional capacity and to scale up energy savings in residential and public sectors

Identification completed on 16 November 2017. US$220.0/80.0/580.0 (IBRD/GUAR/ZMUL). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

India Energy Efficiency Scale-up Program: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 27 Decem-ber 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162849. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be de-termined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Jharkhand Power System Improvement Project: The project development objective (PDO) is to increase the de-livery of electricity at the boundaries of the power distribution network in the State of Jharkhand and operational efficiency improvement of power distribution utility of the state Concept completed on 25 April 2017. Environmen-tal Assessment Category B. Project: P162086. US$310.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Jharkhand Urja San-charan Nigam Ltd.; Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd..

Innovation in Solar Power and Hybrid Technologies: The Project Development Objective is to demonstrate large-scale innovative renewable energy technologies in India. Concept completed on 18 November 2016. Environ-mental Assessment Category A. Project: P160379. US$150.0/50.0 (IBRD/CCTF). Consultants will be required. Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited; Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited.


Assam Flood, Erosion and River Management Modernization Project: The proposed Project Development Ob-jective (PDO) is “to strengthen institutional capacity for water resources planning and management, and to build re -silience to flood and erosion risks in selected areas of the Brahmaputra-Barak system in Assam.” Concept com-pleted on 5 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P158260. US$250.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Mr. Hemant Narzary, Principal Secretary, Water Resources, Assam, Government of Assam.

Himachal Pradesh: Forests for Prosperity Project: Improved management and community use of forests and alpine pasture at selected sites in Himachal Pradesh.

Concept completed on 21 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163271. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. State of Himachal Pradesh; Himachal Pradesh Forest Department.

India Ecosystems Service Improvement Project: The project development objective (PDO) is to Improve forest quality, land management and non-timber forest produce (NTFP) benefits for forest dependent communities in se-


lected landscapes in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Approval completed on 6 July 2017. Environmental Assess -ment Category B. Project: P133803. US$ 24.6 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Contact: Mr. Susheel Kumar, Additional Secretary and Project Director.

Meghalaya Community-led Landscapes Management Project: The project development objective is to strengthen community-led landscapes management in selected landscapes in the state of Meghalaya. Negotiations authorized on 16 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157836. US$48.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Republic of India, Contact: Lekhan Thakkar, Director (MI); Government of Meghalaya, Contact: R.M. Mishra, Principal Secretary, Planning.

Additional Financing for Financing Energy Efficiency at MSMEs Project: To increase demand for energy effi-ciency investments in target micro, small and medium enterprise clusters and to build their capacity to access com-mercial finance. The Project Development Objective supports the global environmental agenda of stabilizing atmo-spheric concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHG) through an increase in Energy Efficiency investments and result-ing energy savings. Approval completed on 4 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158033. US$ 5.2 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Governance

Strengthening Public Financial Management in Rajasthan: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is: "to contribute to improved budget execution, enhanced accountability and greater efficiency in revenue administration in GoR". Negotiations authorized on 6 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P156869. US$21.7 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Finance Department, Government of Rajasthan; Republic of India.

Jharkhand Service Delivery Enhancement Project: The project will improve access and accountability in the de-livery of select public services in Jharkhand. Concept completed on 7 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Cate-gory B. Project: P159997. US$47.6 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Department of Personnel, Administrative Reforms and Rajbhasha.


(N) Tamil Nadu Health System Reform Project: To improve the management of NCDs and associated risk fac-tors, quality of care, and financial protection, especially for the poor, in Tamil Nadu Identification completed on 8 December 2017. US$287.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter-mined.

India: ICDS Systems Strengthening and Nutrition Improvement Project: Additional Financing: To improve the coverage and quality of ICDS nutrition services to pregnant and lactating women and children under 3 years of age in participating states Identification completed on 13 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$165.8 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Amaravati Sustainable Urban Infrastructure and Governance Project: To build sustainable urban services and capacity of urban institutions for the development of Amaravati capital city. Concept completed on 8 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P159808. US$300.0/200.0 (IBRD/AIIB). Consultants will be required. Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA); Government of Andhra Pradesh.

National Seismic Risk Mitigation Project: The project development objective is to reduce vulnerability of com-munities and their assets to natural disasters, and increase the capacity of national and state entities to effectively plan for and respond to disasters. Identification completed on 23 September 2016. US$350.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

India Urban Reforms Program (AMRUT Plus): Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 9 Au-gust 2017. Environmental Assessment Category U. Project: P164940. US$500.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be


determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

India Climate Change Mitigation Action Support: The development objective is to strengthen the readiness of the Government of India for the assessment, design, preparation and implementation of new and existing carbon pricing instruments. Concept completed on 27 January 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P162119. US$ 5.2 (PMR). No consultants are required. Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change.

Uttar Pradesh Solid Waste Management Project: The project development objective (PDO) is to improve solid waste management in selected urban local bodies in Uttar Pradesh. Identification completed on 5 April 2014. Envi-ronmental Assessment Category A. Project: P150571. US$85.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Re-public of India; Government of Uttar Pradesh/UP Jal Nigam.

Uttarakhand Disaster Recovery Project Additional Financing: To restore housing, rural connectivity and build resilience of communities in Uttarakhand and increase the technical capacity of the State entities to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible crisis or emergency. Identification completed on 25 October 2017. Environ-mental Assessment Category B. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be de -termined.

Jharkhand Municipal Development Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve urban ser-vice delivery and urban management capacity in participating ULBs. Concept completed on 13 July 2016. Environ -mental Assessment Category A. Project: P158502. US$210.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Republic of In-dia; Urban Development and Housing Department, Government of Jharkhand, Contact: Arun Kumar Singh, Principal Secretary.

(R) Uttar Pradesh Pro-Poor Tourism Development Project: The Project Development Objective is to increase tourism-related benefits for local communities in targeted destinations Approval completed on 20 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P146936. US$40.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Depart-ment of Tourism, Contact: Mr. Amrit Abhijat, Secretary; Department of Tourism, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Contact: Mr. Amrit Abhijat, Secretary.

India Smart Cities Program: The development objective is to provide access to credit for cities selected under the Smart Cities Mission for their investment programs. Identification completed on 10 November 2015. Environ-mental Assessment Category F. US$500.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Bihar Inclusive Tourism Development Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 6 Janu-ary 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Imple-menting agency(ies) to be determined.


Innovate in India for Inclusiveness: The proposed project development objective (PDO) is to facilitate innovation in biopharmaceutical products and medical devices that address public health priorities in India Approval com-pleted on 31 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156241. US$125.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Republic of India; Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council.

Transport & ICT

Himachal Pradesh State Roads Transformation Program: To improve the safety, resilience and engineering standard of the state roads network in Himachal Pradesh, whilst reforming the institutional and financial base for road maintenance and development Identification completed on 16 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Cate-gory A. Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

(R) Madhya Pradesh Rural Connectivity project: To improve durability and enhance resilience to climate changes of the gravel surfaced rural roads in Madhya Pradesh while building the capacity of the state to manage its rural road network and road safety. Negotiations authorized on 22 December 2017. Environmental Assessment


Category B. Project: P157054. US$210.0/140.0 (IBRD/AIIB). Consultants will be required. Madhya Pradesh Pan-chayat and Rural Development Department; India.

Assam Inland Water Transport Project: The Project’s Development Objectives are to: (a) improve the passenger and vehicle accessibility across the Brahmaputra and to its islands with ferry System in Assam; and (b) improve the institutional framework and strengthen the capacity of the state institutions, which administer, regulate and pro-vide Inland Water Transport. Concept completed on 29 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P157929. US$120.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. India, Contact: Bhaskar Dasgupta, Director (MI), DEA, Ministry of Finance; Transport Dept., Govt. of Assam, Dispur, Guwahati (Assam), India, Contact: Ashutosh Agni -hotri, Secretary, Govt. of Assam.

Mumbai Urban Transport Project 3: The Project’s Development Objective is to improve the network connectiv-ity, service quality and safety of Mumbai’s suburban railway system with particular attention to female passengers, and better integrate the system with the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Plan both at the network level and through transit oriented development initiatives at specific stations. Concept completed on 19 September 2017. Environ-mental Assessment Category A. Project: P159782. US$500.0/500.0 (IBRD/AIIB). Consultants will be required. Mum-bai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC).

Rajasthan State Highways Dev Program II: The PDO is to provide safe, reliable and informed journeys to road users on priority corridors, and strengthen institutional capacity to develop, fund, manage and operate the strategic road network of Rajasthan. Concept completed on 17 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157141. US$250.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Af-fairs; The State of Rajasthan.

Capacity Augmentation of the National Waterway- 1 (JAL MARG VIKAS) Project: The Project Development Objective is to enhance transport efficiency and reliability of National Waterway 1 and augment institutional capac-ity for the development and management of India's inland waterway transport system in an environmentally sus-tainable manner. Approval completed on 12 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P148775. US$375.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Department of Economic Affairs, Government of India, Contact: Rishikesh Singh, Director (MI), Department of Economic Affairs, GoI; Inland Waterways Authority of India, Contact: Pravir Pandey, Project Director.

PMGSY Rural Roads Additional Financing: The objective is to strengthen the systems and processes of the na-tional PMGSY rural roads program for the expansion and maintenance of all-season rural access roads. The result will enhance the road connectivity to economic opportunities and social services for beneficiary communities in the participating states. Identification completed on 16 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$500.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

UP CORE ROAD NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: The Project Development Objective is to reduce travel time and improve safety of road users on targeted corridors. Identification completed on 18 September 2013. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P147864. US$400.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. UP-PWD, Contact: Mr. Kishan Singh Atoria, Principal Secretary; UP Police Traffic Directorate, Contact: Mr. Anil Agrawal, ADG Traffic; Transport Commissioner Tel: 91-522-2613978, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Mr K. Ravinder Naik, Transport Commissioner.

West Bengal Intermodal Transport Project: Improve and enhance movement of passenger and freight on inland waterways leading to economic growth by (1) integrating multiple modes of transportation for better market link -ages;(2) strengthening existing institutional framework. Identification completed on 16 November 2017. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Water

Shimla Water Supply and Sewerage Project: The proposed PDO would be to improve water supply and sewer-age services in the Greater Shimla Area (GSA) and establish an accountable water service provider.


Concept completed on 28 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P160862. US$85.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Irrigation and Public Health.

National Groundwater Management Improvement Program: Objective to be Determined. Negotiations autho-rized on 25 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158119. US$500.0 (IBRD). Consulting ser-vices to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Uttarakhand Water Supply Program for Peri Urban Areas: Objective to be Determined. Negotiations autho-rized on 30 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158146. US$120.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

West Bengal Major Irrigation and Flood Management Project: The Project Development Objective is to opti-mize the conjunctive use of surface and ground water for agriculture and reduce flooding in the project area. Identi -fication completed on 22 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$145.0/145.0 (IBRD/AIIB). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Karnataka Urban Water Supply Modernization Project - Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 4 October 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Maldives

Education

Enhancing Employability through Human Capital and Entrepreneurship Development: The development objective is to promote the employment prospects of young people by improving their job oriented skills and en-trepreneurship attributes Identification completed on 29 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Maldives Environmental Management Project Additional Financing: The main aim of the Project is to provide the Republic of Maldives with the capacity to effectively manage environmental risks and threats to fragile coral reefs as well as marine habitats resulting from tourism development, increased solid waste disposal, fisheries and global climate change. Accordingly, this Project has two development objectives. The first Project Development Ob-jective is that a solid waste management system is established and that inhabitants on targeted islands use solid waste management facilities, reducing the risks of contamination associated with accumulated wastes and sea dumping. The second Project Development Objective is to build human and technical capacity for environmental management so that the environmental dimension is integrated in the planning process using information and ex-pertise developed in the Project. Approval completed on 22 April 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P153958. US$ 3.3 (IDA Grant). No consultants are required. Ministry of Environment and Energy Tel: 9603004323, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Project Manager, PMU.

Governance

Maldives Public Financial Management Systems Strengthening Project: The proposed project development objectives (PDO) are to enhance budget credibility, transparency, and financial reporting of central government fi-nances. Identification completed on 19 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 10.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Maldives Urban Development and Resilience Project: To enhance urban services and strengthen resilience in the Greater Male region. Identification completed on 25 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$


7.5/7.5 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Nepal

Agriculture

Food and Nutrition Security Enhancement Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve agricultural productivity and improve nutrition practices of targeted smallholder farming communities in selected areas of Nepal. Concept completed on 16 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164319. US$ 22.7 (GAFS). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture Development (MoAD).

(R) Nepal Livestock Sector Innovation Project: The Project Development Objectives (PDO) are to increase pro-ductivity, enhance value addition, and improve climate resilience of smallholder farms and agro-enterprises in se -lected livestock value-chains in Nepal. Approval completed on 7 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Cate-gory B. Project: P156797. US$ 80.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Government of Nepal, Con-tact: Baikuntha Aryal, Joint Secretary; Ministry of Livestock Development, Contact: Keshav Prasad Premy, Joint Secretary.


Nepal: Business Models for Private Sector-Led Mini-Grid Energy Access Project: 16.The Project Develop-ment Objective (PDO) is to increase electricity delivery from renewable energy mini-grids by mobilizing private en-ergy service company (ESCO).

17.The market for private sector-led renewable-energy-based mini-grid will be developed through technical assis-tance (TA) and financial support. Funding for the mini-grid subprojects will be sourced from the SREP, private de-velopers, the NRREP and the Central Renewable Energy Fund (CREF), and the Government. Concept completed on 5 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P149239. US$ 2.0/5.6 (CSCC/CSCF). Consultants will be required. Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC).

UT1 - Upper Trishuli Hydro Project: The project will develop a partial risk guarantee product to support private sector investment in a 216 MW greenfield run-of-river hydro project for domestic power consumption in Nepal. Con-cept completed on 26 August 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P154109. US$ 100.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Governance

Integrated Public Financial Management Reform Project: Enhance the reliability and execution of the capital budget and strengthen financial reporting for efficient public expenditure management, greater transparency and stronger accountability in the new federal structure. Concept completed on 4 October 2017. Environmental Assess -ment Category C. Project: P164783. US$ 10.0 (NPPF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance.


Accelerating Inclusive Jobs Growth for Youth in Nepal: To create quality jobs and enhance labor market out-comes for youth. Identification completed on 12 January 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


(R) NP: Additional Financing Earthquake Housing Reconstruction: The Project Development Objective


(PDO) is to restore affected houses with multi-hazard resistant core housing units integrated areas and to enhance the government's ability to improve long-term disaster resilience.

Approval completed on 15 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163593. US$ 300.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Transport & ICT

Second Bridges Improvement and Maintenance Program: Objective to be Determined. Identification com-pleted on 23 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161929. US$ 150.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Additional finance to Road Sector Development Project: The Project Development Objective is for the resi-dents of beneficiary districts to have all season road access thereby reducing travel time and improving access to economic centers and social services. Approval completed on 25 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157607. US$ 5.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter-mined.

Water

NP Modernization of Rani Jamara Kulariya Irrigation Scheme - Phase 2: The project development objectives are to improve the irrigation service and to strengthen farmer organizations in the irrigated areas of the Rani Ja-mara Kulariya Irrigation Scheme. Concept completed on 5 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158364. US$ 66.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Department of Irrigation.

Pakistan

Agriculture

(R) Punjab Agriculture and Rural Transformation P4R Program: Objective to be Determined. Approval com-pleted on 15 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162446. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consult-ing services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

(R) Khyber Pakhthunkhwa Irrigated Agriculture Improvement Project: To enhance productivity and climate resilience of irrigated agriculture, improve water management, and increase market opportunities for farmers and agro-entrepreneurs in selected sub-basin areas of KP Identification completed on 16 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 165.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Balochistan Integrated Growth and Service Delivery Project: Promote socio-economic development by improv-ing access to services for rural communities in selected districts of Balochistan. Concept completed on 3 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159292. US$ 15.0 (PKNF). Consultants will be required. Planning and Development Department, Government of Balochistan; Government of Pakistan: Economic Affairs Di-vision.

PK: Additional Financing & Restructuring for FATA RLCIP: To improve livelihoods and access to basic service infrastructure in selected Agencies in FATA. Approval completed on 28 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154777. US$ 8.1 (PKNF). Consultants will be required. FATA Secretariat; Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Contact: Mohammad Saleem Sethi, Secretary.

(R) Additional Financing for Punjab Irrigated Agriculture Productivity Program Project: The project’s main objective is to improve productivity of water use in irrigated agriculture. This will be achieved through improved physical delivery efficiency and irrigation practices, crop diversification and effective application of inputs that will translate into greater agricultural output per unit of water used. The project’s objectives would contribute to in-


creased agricultural production, employment and incomes, higher living standards and positive environmental out-comes. Approval completed on 30 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157736. US$130.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Economic Affairs Division; Govern-ment of Punjab, Directorate General Agriculture (Water Management).

Education

(N) Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Host Communities and Refugee Human Development Project: The KP Host Communities Human Development project aims to develop the education health and skills of host communities and refugees in the province, to engage constructively in the economy. The project development objective is to offer quality education during the foundational years of basic education, health services and increase the employability of graduates from higher education institutes and enrolled in skills programs. Identification completed on 30 Novem-ber 2017. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter -mined.

Second Tertiary Education Support Program: To improve the conditions of teaching, learning and research for enhanced access, quality and relevance of tertiary education. Identification completed on 17 August 2016. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Pakistan Solar and Renewable Energy Program: The Project Development Objective is to increase the installed generation capacity of renewable energy (RE) and enhance RE development in Pakistan. Concept completed on 15 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159712. US$50.0/50.0 (IBRD/GCF). Consultants will be required. Sindh Department of Energy; Water and Power Development Authority; Ministry of Energy.

(R) National Transmission Modernization I Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) of NTMP-I is to increase the capacity and reliability of selected segments of the national transmission system in Pakistan and mod-ernize key business processes of the National Transmission and Dispatch Company. Approval completed on 19 De-cember 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154987. US$425.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be re-quired. National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC), Contact: Mr. Fiaz Ahmad Chaudhry, Managing Di-rector; Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Contact: Mehr Ali Shah, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources.

Additional Financing to PK: Tarbela 4th Extension Hydropower Project: The overall project development ob-jective is to facilitate a sustainable expansion in Pakistan's electricity generation capacity. The Project would also strengthen WAPDA's capacity to develop the country's hydropower resources. Approval completed on 20 Septem-ber 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P157372. US$390.0/300.0 (IBRD/ZMUL). Consultants will be required. PMU T4HP, WAPDA.


Punjab Green Development Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 25 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P165388. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Finance & Markets

Pakistan Housing Finance Project: The Development Objective of the project is to increase access to affordable housing finance in Pakistan. Concept completed on 21 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P162095. US$ 145.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. PMRC; State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).

Pakistan Financial Inclusion and Infrastructure Project: The proposed development objective is to contribute to increasing access and usage of digital payments and other financial services for households and businesses in Pakistan.


This will be done by: (a) improving market infrastructure and institutional capacity, (b) supporting the uptake and usage of Digital Payments and Financial Services and by (c) improving access to financial services for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).The project will seek to substantially increase access and usage of financial ser-vices by women and support women-owned MSMEs. Approval completed on 15 June 2017. Environmental Assess-ment Category F. Project: P159428. US$ 137.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Islamic Republic of Pak-istan; Development Finance Group, State Bank of Pakistan; Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund.

Governance

Punjab Public Management Reform Program -- Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identifica-tion completed on 7 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 84.2 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Supporting Institutional Reforms for Effective and Inclusive Management of Refugees: The proposed insti-tutional reform project will support the design and effective implementation of policy reform agenda for effective and inclusive management of Afghan Refugees/other Afghan nationals and host communities. To contribute to this objective, the proposed project will support design and implementation of policy reforms; and build capacity and systems for implementation of reforms. Identification completed on 7 November 2017. US$ 25.0/25.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

(N) Punjab Revenue Mobilization Program: The Program Development Objective is increase Punjab’s own-source revenues by broadening the tax base and strengthening revenue administration. Identification completed on 30 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be de-termined. Excise, Taxation, and Narcotics Department.

Pakistan Revenue Mobilization Program: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 14 Novem-ber 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 285.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Punjab Revenue Mobilization Project: The PDO is to increase Punjab’s fiscal space by mobilizing own-source revenues. Identification completed on 21 November 2017. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be deter-mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Mobilization and Public Resource Management: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 7 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 70.2 (IDA Credit). Con-sulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Additional Financing to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Enhanced Nutrition to Mothers and Children Project: The development objective for the project is to increase the coverage, in Project areas, of interventions that are known to improve the nutritional status of children under two years of age, of pregnant and of lactating women. Negotia-tions authorized on 3 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P161703. US$ 14.8 (PPIN). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

(N) Pakistan: Balochistan Host Communities and Refugees Human Development Project: The proposed project aims to contribute to improving education, skills and health outcomes of host communities and refugee pop-ulation in the targeted districts of Balochistan. The project development objective is to: a) enhance provision of health and education services and b) increase the employability of graduates and those enrolled in skills programs. Identification completed on 18 December 2017. US$ 65.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Im-plementing agency(ies) to be determined.



Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Emergency Recov-ery Project: The objective is to assist the Government of Pakistan/KP/FATA restore social protection through in-come transfers and cash for work opportunities to the most affected households and vulnerable groups in the areas affected by military operation against militants and floods. Approval completed on 20 January 2011. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P121394. US$ 250.0/35.0 (IDA Credit/PKNF). Consulting services to be deter-mined. Provincial Relief Rehabilitation and Settlement Authority (PaRRSA) Tel: (92-91) 921-3855, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Shakee Qadir Khan, Director General.

FATA Temporarily Displaced Persons Emergency Recovery Project: The Project Development Objective is to support the early recovery of families affected by the militancy crisis, promote child health, and strengthen emer-gency response safety net delivery systems in the affected areas of FATA.

Approval completed on 21 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160941. US$ 114.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Economic Affairs Division; National Database & Registration Authority.


Weather, Climate and Water Information and Services Project: The objective of the project is to strengthen the capacity of the Government of Pakistan to deliver reliable and timely weather, hydrological and climate informa-tion and services to user departments and communities. Concept completed on 29 June 2017. Environmental As-sessment Category B. Project: P163924. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Pakistan Meteorolog-ical Department.

CASA 1000 Community Support Program: The proposed Project Development Objective is to provide access to electricity or other social and economic infrastructure services to communities in the project area in order to strengthen community support for CASA-1000 transmission line. Identification completed on 31 May 2014. Envi-ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151075. US$ 10.0 (CASA). Consultants will be required. Economic Af -fairs Division, Contact: Syed Zahid Aziz, Managing Director; National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC), Contact: Muhammad Arshad Chaudhry, Managing Director.

Karachi Integrated Urban Development Program: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 29 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Punjab Cities Program: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 24 August 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$43.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be de-termined.

Pakistan: KP Cities Project: The Project Development Objective is to improve the viability and effectiveness of ur-ban services provided by participating municipalities. Identification completed on 19 July 2017. US$ 80.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Sindh Jobs and Competitivenss Program: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 31 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implement-ing agency(ies) to be determined.

Economic Revitalization of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Federally Administered Tribal Areas: To support the Government of Pakistan in creating sustainable employment opportunities, generating private sector investment, and laying the foundations for the future development of selected economic sectors in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Federally Administered Tribal Areas. Approval completed on 28 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160445. US$ 19.0 (PKNF). Consultants will be required. Economic Affairs Division; Government of Khy-ber Pakhtunkhwa; FATA Secretariat; Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority (SMEDA).


Integrated Tourism and Enterprise Development in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: To strengthen institutional capac-ity, increase private sector participation, and improve destination infrastructure in support of the tourism ecosys -tem in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Concept completed on 25 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163562. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Department of Tourism, Culture, Sports, Archeology & Youth Affairs.

Transport & ICT

PAKISTAN: Peshawar-Torkham Economic Corridor Project: The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to foster regional connectivity and integration, and create supportive conditions for more efficient trans-port and trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan through select corridors. Concept completed on 8 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P159577. US$ 425.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Economic Affairs Division; National Highways Authority (NHA).

Water

(R) Punjab Sanitation and Nutrition Improvement Project (PSNIP): To reduce open defecation in targeted villages in eleven districts of rural Punjab Concept completed on 8 December 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165075. US$ 10.0 (PPIN). Consultants will be required. Public Health Engineering Depart-ment.

Sindh Barrages Improvement Project AF: The project development objectives are to improve the reliability and safety of the barrages and strengthen the Sindh Irrigation Department’s capacity to operate and manage the bar -rages Identification completed on 24 October 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 140.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

PK Additional Financing for Sindh Water Sector Improvement Phase 1: To improve Ghotki and Fulili canals. Approval completed on 16 December 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P131325. US$ 138.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Sindh Irrigation and Drainage Authority (SIDA) Tel: (92-301) 837-8787, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Junejo Zahid Hussain

Sindh-Multi-Sectoral Action for Nutrition (MSAN): The project development objective is to increase the di-etary diversity and improve sanitation and hygiene practices in targeted project districts areas.

The project will contribute to improving the underlying conditions leading to chronic malnutrition through 1.a sani -tation intervention focusing on behavioral change to achieve open defecation-free villages; and 2. an agriculture in-tervention to introduce production of nutrition food for consumption through homestead gardening practices and increasing household knowledge of food and nutrition. Approval completed on 24 October 2017. Environmental As-sessment Category B. Project: P158769. US$ 17.6 (PPIN). Consultants will be required. Local Government and HTP Development, Contact: Noor Mohammad Leghari, Secretary; Agriculture, Supply and Prices Department, Contact: Shahid Gulzar Shaikh, Secretary; Islamic Republic of Pakistan through Economic Affairs Division, Contact: Mehr Ali Shah, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources.

Water Sector Capacity Building and Advisory Services: The project objective is to improve the management and investment planning of water resources in the Indus River Basin. Approval completed on 21 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155226. US$ 35.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Im-plementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Karachi Water and Sewerage Services Improvement Project (KWSSIP): The Project’s Development objectives are to: (i) raise KWSB’s operational capacity to deliver to all of its customers safe and reliable water service on a sustainable and predictable basis; (ii) restore KWSB’s operations to financial stability; and (iii) establish an enabling environment for future private sector investments in water supply and wastewater treatment. Concept completed on 24 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P164704. US$640.0 (IBRD). Consulting ser-vices to be determined. Karachi Water and Sewerage Board; Government of Sindh - Planning and Development De-


partment.

Sri Lanka

Agriculture

Climate-smart Irrigated Agriculture Project: To enhance climate resilience, improve agricultural productivity, and increase access to markets in targeted smallholder farming communities in selected climatically vulnerable Hot-Spots in Sri Lanka. Concept completed on 5 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163742. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture.

Sri Lanka Agriculture Sector Modernization Project - AF: The Project Development Objectives (PDO) are to support increasing agriculture productivity, improving market access, and enhancing value addition of smallholder farmers and agribusinesses in the project areas. Identification completed on 7 November 2017. Environmental As -sessment Category B. US$ 125.0/23.2 (IDA Credit/EUDF). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Sri Lanka Estate Sector Reform and Modernization Project: The PDO would be to support the Government of Sri Lanka in developing and demonstrating innovative management models for the plantation estate sector in Sri Lanka that are economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable. Identification completed on 14 July 2016. US$70.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Education

General Education Modernization: Enhance quality and strengthen stewardship of the general education system Concept completed on 1 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163714. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Mr S U Wijeratne, Additional Secretary Planning.


Primary Health Care System Strengthening Project: The project development objective is to improve the effec-tiveness of integrated health service delivery to respond to the changing demographics and disease burden in Sri Lanka. Concept completed on 1 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P163721. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine.


Local Development Support Project: The proposed PDO is to strengthen institutional capacity of local authori-ties and communities to improve service delivery and promote socio-economic opportunities in selected provinces. Concept completed on 21 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163305. US$60.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Provincial Councils and Local Government.

Climate Resilience Improvement Project II: The development objective of the project is to improve Sri Lanka’s physical resilience to extreme climate events and the Government’s capacity to respond to disasters effectively. Identification completed on 26 April 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka; Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management.

North East Local Services Improvement Project - Additional Financing: The primary development objective of the project is to improve the delivery of local infrastructure services by local authorities in the Northern and Eastern Provinces of Sri Lanka in an accountable and responsive manner. Approval completed on 26 August 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P152623. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Im-plementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Sri Lanka Emergency Solid Waste Management Project: To address the solid waste emergency in the Metro Colombo Region, and to build capacity for an integrated solid waste management system in Sri Lanka. Identification completed on 4 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$115.0/115.0 (IBRD/AIIB). Consulting ser-vices to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Strategic Cities Development Project- Additional Financing: Improve selected urban services and public ur-ban spaces in the Participating City Regions of Sri Lanka. Approval completed on 27 May 2016. Environmental As -sessment Category A. Project: P157427. US$ 55.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Climate Resilience Improvement Project Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to reduce the vulnerability of exposed people and assets to climate risk and to improve Government’s capacity to respond effectively to disasters. Approval completed on 21 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157392. US$ 42.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Ministry of Finance, Contact: R. H. S. Sama-ratunga, Dr.

Transport & ICT

Framework Development and Infrastructure Financing to Support 3Ps: The PDO is to improve the institu-tional, policy and legal framework conducive for the financing of PPP projects. Concept completed on 27 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P163864. US$ 25.0/0.7 (IDA Credit/PIAF). Consulting ser-vices to be determined. National Agency for Public-Private Partnerships (NAPPPs).

Colombo Urban Transport Efficiency Project: Reducing traffic congestion in the Colombo metropolitan area and improving urban mobility Identification completed on 25 April 2017. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Water

LK: AF Dam Safety WRP - Addl Fin.: The Government of Sri Lanka has requested Additional Financing (AF) to: (i) cover cost overruns to complete the original project scope as described in the PAD for P093132; and (ii) scale-up successful project activities and rehabilitate and modernize additional dams, including some dams in the East and North-east of the country that could not be part of the project area under the original project. The main component under the AF will be the original component 1 - Dam Safety and Operational Efficiency Improvement, that may in-clude some rehabilitation works on linked irrigation conveyance systems. Limited activities will be included under the original component 2 - Hydro-meteorological Information System Improvement and Component 3 - Multi-sec -toral Water Resources Planning. Component 4 - Project Management and Monitoring and Evaluation will continue under the AF. The AF complies with the relevant provisions of OP/13.20 which stipulates that the Bank provides AF when it is satisfied that: (i) implementation of the project, including substantial compliance with legal covenants, is satisfactory; and (ii) the additional financing is economically justified. Approval completed on 5 May 2014. Environ-mental Assessment Category B. Project: P148595. US$ 83.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management Tel: (94-11) 267-5315, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Chan-danie Wijayawardene, Director General.

December 2017 Guarantee Operations PAGE 166

Guarantee Operations

Africa

Angola

Luanda Bita Water Supply Project Guarantee: Objective to be Determined. The Project Development Objective is to improve access to potable water service in selected areas of Luanda.

The Project i s t o be supported through an IBRD guarantee currently estimated at US$150m, tentatively complemented by a MIGA guarantee. The Project Development Objective is to improve access to potable water service in selected areas of Luanda.

The Project is to be supported through an IBRD guarantee currently estim ated at US $150m, tentatively complemented by a MIGA guarantee. The Project Development Objective is to improve access to potable water service in selected areas of Luanda.

The Project is to be supported through an IBRD guarantee currently estimated at US$150m, tentatively complemented by a MIGA guarantee . The Project Development Objective is to improve access to potable water service in selected areas of Luanda.

The Project is to be supported through a n IBRD guarantee currently estimated at US$150m, tentatively complemented by a MIGA guarantee. The Project Development Objective is to improve access to pota ble water service in selected areas of Luanda.

The Project is to be supported through an IBRD guarantee currently estimated at US$150m, tentatively complemented by a MIGA guarantee. The Project Development Objective is to improve access to potable water service in selected areas of Luanda.

The Project is to be supported through an IBRD guarantee currently estimated at US$150m, tentatively complemented by a MIGA guarantee. Identification completed on 30 March 2017. Environmental Assess-ment Category B. US$ 285.0 (GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Burkina Faso

Energy and Extractives

Electricity Sector Guarantees Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 23 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 80.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Im-plementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Cameroon


Cameroon Nachtigal Hydropower Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 8 October 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 300.0/150.0/280.0 (GUAR/ZBIL/ZMUL). Con-sulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Cote d'Ivoire

Cote d'Ivoire: CI-ENERGIES Guarantee Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 30 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 200.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be de-termined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Ethiopia


Renewable Energy Guarantees Project: Objective to be Determined. Concept completed on 24 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162607. US$ 200.0/800.0 (GUID/ZPCO). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Kenya

KenGen Guarantee Program: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 29 November 2016. US$ 180.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter-mined.

Kenya Electricity Transmission System Improvement Guarantee: Objective to be Determined. Identi-fication completed on 10 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 80.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Long-term Finance for PPP/ Nairobi-Nakuru Toll Road Guarantee: Crowd in long term local currency financing into PPP Infrastructure projects Identification completed on 22 September 2017. US$ 80.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Liberia

Liberia South Eastern Corridor Road Asset Management Guarantee Project: The Project Develop-ment Objectives (PDOs) are to support the Recipient's effort to reduce motorized vehicles' travel time along the selected sections of South Eastern Ganta-Zwedru-Harper corridor and to improve institutional arrange-ments and capacity in the road sector. Identification completed on 26 October 2017. US$ 69.0/2.0/8.0/20.0 (IDA Credit/GIF/GUID/LRTF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter-mined.


Mali


Banda Gas to Power Guarantee: The Gas To Power Project will use natural gas discovered offshore of Mauritania for a power station to be built near Nouakchott. The power will be sold to SOMELEC in Mauri -tania, SENELEC in Senegal and EDM in Mali using the existing OMVS regional grid. A PRG is required to guarantee gas payments to the producer Tullow Oil estimated at $104m. Government of Mali needs to pro -vide a counter-guarantee to cover the proportion of the energy that will be exported to EDM estimated at $17m (equivalent to IDA allocation of $4.25m given 1:4 leverage for IDA PRGs). Approval completed on 29 May 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P145664. US$ 32.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


FCS RE Segou Solaire Mali Project: The Project Development Objective is to promote the introduction of grid-connect ed renewable energy in Mali through an IPP Approval completed on 8 June 2017. US$ 8.2/6.2 (AFDB/GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Mauritania


MR-Banda Gas to Power Guarantee: The gas to power project will use natural gas discovered offshore for a power station to be built near Nouackchott. The power will be sold to SOMELEC in Mauritania, Sen-elec in Senegal and EDM in Mali using the existing OMVS regional grid Approval completed on 29 May 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P107940. US$ 130.0 (GUID). Consultants will be re-quired. Ministry of Energy Tel: (222-46) 431-537, E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], Con-tact: Mamadou Amadou Kane, Directeur General de l'Electricite.

Nigeria


Nigeria Electricity and Gas Improvement Project Additional Financing: Additional financing to the Nigeria Electricity and gas improvement project to cover additional PRGs for Gas supply to government owned power plants, in particular the Sapele, Olorunsogo and Alaoji plants held by the NIGER DELTA POWER HOLDING COMPANY. The NDPHC is scheduled to commission power generation units in three of the NIPP plants at Sapele, Olorunsogo and Alaoji. The units to be commissioned will have a combined initial generation capacity of 575 MW. The 3 plants will have a final generation capacity of 1,974 MW upon com-pletion. These plants urgently require executed Gas Sales Supply Agreements (GSAs) with prospective gas suppliers and IOCs who have emphasized the need for a payment guarantees to enter into long term supply agreements for the fuel deliveries. In accordance with World Bank PRG guidelines, the Federal Ministry of Finance on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria is required to nominate parties with whom the World Bank Gan enter into negotiations on PRGs. Therefore, I am writing to request that the World Bank extends the coverage of NEGIP to include NDPHC's NIPP plants and to nominate the NDPHC as a party with whom the World Bank can enter into formal negotiations on the potential provision of PRGs for the in-dividual projects. Approval completed on 19 June 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P126190. US$ 200.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Power Holding Company of Nigeria Tel:


(234-9) 413-6684, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Mansuru A. Ganiyu, Project Manager.

Senegal


Senegal Solar Energy Development through IPPs Project: In the spirit of 'Scaling up Solar' initiative developed by IFC, the Project will support Solar Energy Development in Senegal through IPPs selected competitively and transparently on the basis of the lowest price per kWh. In order to attract interest from major international developers, minimize transaction costs and uncertainties with regard to contract nego-tiations and finance mobilization, the bidding package will include draft legal agreements (PPAs, and con-cession agreements) as well as a financing package (term sheet of loans, risk mitigation instruments includ-ing proposed Bank guarantee…). Identification completed on 8 December 2014. Environmental Assess-ment Category B. Project: P153826. US$ 35.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Uganda


IDA Guarantee for Renewable Energy Development Program: The project will provide for amongst others counterpart risk guarantee to cover the payment risk from Uganda Electricity Transmission Com-pany Approval completed on 18 March 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P133318. US$ 160.0 (GUID). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development Tel: (256-41) 434-9342, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Hon. Irene Muloni, Minister.

Zambia

Second Scaling Solar Guarantee: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 8 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 2.8/27.0/10.0 (GUID/ZMUL/ZPCI). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

ZM-Guarantee for Scaling Solar (Round 2): The project development objective is to increase solar elec-tricity generation capacity and diversify electricity generation resources in Zambia. Identification com-pleted on 3 October 2017. US$ 15.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Regional

Agriculture, Fishing and Forestry

SWIOFish3 (Seychelles): Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 29 September 2017. Envi-ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163800. US$ 5.0 (GUAR). Consulting services to be deter-mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Ruzizi Regional Hydropower Project - Guarantee: The Ruzizi III hydropower project, 147MW is spon-


sored by the Energy Commission of the Great Lakes Countries (DRC, Rwanda and Burundi),in short “EGL”, and includes the construction of the dam, tunnel, power station and the transmission line to a switchyard. The project will be developed in the form of a public-private partnership supported by donors including the World Bank, AfDB, and DBSA. The World Bank would provide a Partial Risk Guarantee to support private sector investors to develop the Ruzizi hydropower project. Identification completed on 15 October 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 60.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Imple-menting agency(ies) to be determined.

East Asia And Pacific

Vietnam

(N) Vietnam Scaling Up Energy Efficiency Guarantee: The Project Development Objective is to im-prove energy efficiency in Vietnam’s industrial sector through the mobilization of commercial financing. The project would thereby contribute to achieving the government’s energy efficiency and GHG reduction objectives. Identification completed on 30 November 2017. US$ 3.0 (GCF). Consulting services to be deter-mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Europe And Central Asia

Armenia


Utility Scale Solar Power Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 11 May 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155662. US$ 4.0 (GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Croatia

Transportation

Modernization and Restructuring of the Road Sector: Objective to be Determined. Approval com-pleted on 28 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$23.3/265.0/370.7/424.3 (IBRD/EBRD/GUAR/ZPCO). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Kosovo



Kosovo Power Project: IDA partial risk guarantee in support of a private sector independent power pro-ducer and lignite mining company, to be selected under the Lignite Power TA Project (P097635). Concept completed on 4 August 2011. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P118287. US$ 40.0/725.0/725.0 (GUID/ZBIL/ZEXP). No consultants are required. Ministry of Economic Development Tel: (381-38) 2002-1505, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Mr. Besim Beqaj, Minister.

Latin America And Caribbean

Argentina

(N) Argentina Infrastructure Guarantee Facility for Private Financial Market Funding: To create a credit enhancement facility for an infrastructure investment fund, in order to attract majority private sector financing for infrastructure projects contracted under public private partnerships. Identification completed on 30 November 2017. US$10.9/350.0/150.0 (IBRD/GUAR/IADB). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Renewable Fund Guarantee: Support the development of renewable energy in Argentina through private sector investments. Identification completed on 8 August 2017. US$ 250.0 (GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Colombia

CTF Clean Energy Development Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 22 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category F. US$ 41.0/41.0 (CCTF/GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Middle East And North Africa

Jordan

Water, Sanitation and Waste Management

Red Sea-Dead Sea Phase 1: - Identification completed on 6 November 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 100.0 (GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be de-termined.


South Asia

Afghanistan

(N) Bayat IPP Project: The Development Objective is (i) to increase the amount of reliable electricity gen-erated in Afghanistan and (ii) to build a track record for the country in developing and implementing PPP transactions. Identification completed on 22 December 2017. Consulting services to be determined. Imple-menting agency(ies) to be determined.

Kajaki Hydroelectric Dam Addition: The development objective (DO) is to increase the supply of domes-tically generated hydroelectricity at the Kajaki Hydroelectric Plant (KHP). Identification completed on 6 September 2017. US$ 70.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.


Mazar-e-Sharif Gas-to-Power Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 28 Octo-ber 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P157827. US$ 25.0/45.0 (GUID/ZPCI). Consult-ing services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Bangladesh

Bangladesh Scaling-up Renewable Energy Project Guarantee: Objective to be Determined. Identifica-tion completed on 13 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 80.0 (GUID). Consult-ing services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

India

India Energy Efficiency Scale-Up Program Guarantee: The PDO is to enhance EESL’s financial and in-stitutional capacity and to scale up energy savings in residential and public sectors

Identification completed on 16 November 2017. US$220.0/80.0/580.0 (IBRD/GUAR/ZMUL). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Nepal


UT1 - Upper Trishuli Hydro Project: The project will develop a partial risk guarantee product to support private sector investment in a 216 MW greenfield run-of-river hydro project for domestic power consump-tion in Nepal. Concept completed on 26 August 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project:


P154109. US$ 100.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter-mined.

Board Annex: Listing of DPFs & PforRs

Re-gion

Country Name

Project Definition

Project Description DecMeet-ing

Total Amount

As Development Policy Finance (DPF) and Program-for-Results opera-tions do not offer procurement opportunities for firms, they will not be in-cluded in the MOS report available externally. In response to questions during the COGAM discussion, Management has clarified that the inter-nal version of the MOS that is sent to EDs will continue to include the data on DPF and PforRs as listed in this Board Annex.


NameECA Macedonia,

former Yu-goslav Repub-lic of

P149794 Macedonia Fiscal and PFM PBG 70.00

SAS Nepal P154693 Nepal Energy Sector Development Policy Credit 300.00LAC St. Lucia P154829 Saint Lucia DPL with a CAT DDO 20.00AFR Africa P155442 Accelerated Program for Economic Integration

DPO-2100.00

ECA Albania P156232 Albania Fiscal DPL 70.00ECA Moldova P156963 Moldova Economic Governance DPO1 07/20/201

730.00

AFR Ghana P157343 Second Macroeconomic Stability for competitive-ness and Growth

11/08/2017

200.00

EAP Vietnam P157722 Vietnam Power Sector Reform Development Policy 05/24/2017

170.00

LAC Paraguay P159122 PY Fiscal management and economic resilience DPL

125.00

EAP Tonga P159263 Tonga Third Inclusive Growth Development Policy Operation

5.00

LAC Dominican Republic

P159351 Dominican Republic DRM Development Policy Loan with a Cat DDO

07/21/2017

150.00

SAS Nepal P159547 Nepal Fourth Financial Sector Stability Credit DPC4

100.00

SAS India P159669 Second Programmatic Electricity Distribution Re-form DPL for Rajasthan

12/11/2017

250.00

LAC Guatemala P159710 Guatemala DRM Development Policy Loan with CAT DDO II

145.00

SAS India P159743 Railway India Development Program 500.00EAP Indonesia P160394 Second Sustainable and Inclusive Energy Develop-

ment Policy Loan150.00

EAP Vietnam P160480 Ho Chi Minh City Development Policy Operation 1 09/20/2017

100.00

ECA Western Balkans

P160594 Equity in Economic Opportunities in Western Balkans

50.00

AFR Cabo Verde P160628 CV - Disaster Risk Management Development Pol-icy Loan with Cat DDO

8.00

SAS Nepal P160792 Nepal Fiscal Reforms DPC 150.00EAP Vietnam P160818 Climate Change and Green Growth DPF 2 90.00SAS Sri Lanka P161035 Sri Lanka Programmatic DPL - Series 1 Competi-

tiveness100.00

ECA Serbia P161184 Serbia Second Public Expenditure and Public Utili-ties DPL

200.00

ECA Bosnia and Herzegovina

P161190 Bosnia and Herzegovina Fiscal DPL 50.00

EAP Indonesia P161475 Indonesia Fiscal Reform DPL 2 09/05/2017

300.00

MNA Tunisia P161483 Tunisia DPF 2018 500.00SAS Pakistan P161522 Reforms for Accelerating Growth DPC 350.00AFR Kenya P161562 KENYA-Disaster Risk Management Development

Policy Loan with Cat DDO200.00

AFR Mali P161619 Second poverty reduction and inclusive growth DPO

40.00

ECA Croatia P161661 Croatia: Public Finance and Competitiveness DPL 100.00ECA Montenegro P161664 Montenegro Fiscal and Financial Sector Resilience

PBG10/30/2017

80.00


AFR Sao Tome and Principe

P161707 2nd Strengthening Growth & Building Foundations for Poverty Reduction

6.00

AFR Guinea P161796 Guinea Second Macroeconomic and Fiscal Manage-ment DPO

60.00

EAP Tuvalu P161867 Tuvalu Fourth Development Policy Operation 5.00AFR Liberia P162111 Liberia Fourth Poverty Reduction Support Develop-

ment Policy Operation11/29/2017

24.67

AFR Ghana P162157 Third Macroeconomic Stability for competitiveness and Growth

100.00

LAC Haiti P162452 Haiti Fiscal Reform and Economic Growth Credit 20.00AFR Mozambique P162507 Climate and Disaster Inclusive Resilience Develop-

ment Policy Operation75.00

AFR Chad P162548 FISCAL CONSOLIDATION SUPPORT GRANT 11/18/2016

80.00

EAP Timor-Leste P162632 Timor-Leste Development Policy Operation 5.00LAC Colombia P162858 Colombia Fiscal and Growth DPL2 500.00AFR Chad P163424 First Programmatic Economic Recovery and Re-

silience Grant65.00

AFR Cameroon P163657 Fiscal Consolidation and Inclusive Growth DPO 11/09/2017

200.00

SAS Maldives P163939 Disaster Risk Mgmt Development Policy Credit with Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option and Pan-demic Emergency Financing Facility

10.00

SAS Maldives P163966 Maldives Programmatic Development Policy Fi-nancing

20.00

EAP Indonesia P163973 Second DPL to reform the Indonesian maritime lo-gistics sector

400.00

ECA Kyrgyz Re-public

P163983 Kyrgyz Republic Economic Governance DPO 24.00

AFR Zambia P164030 Zambia Macro-Fiscal & Agriculture DPO 100.00EAP Indonesia P164109 Indonesia Financial Reform and Strengthening 100.00AFR Malawi P164122 Malawi Second Agricultural Support and Fiscal

Management DPO80.00

AFR Gabon P164201 Gabon Inclusive Growth and Spending Efficiency 200.00LAC Grenada P164289 Grenada Blue Growth Development Policy Credit 35.00SAS Bhutan P164290 Improving Fiscal Management & Strengthening

Private Sector Employment30.00

AFR Sao Tome and Principe

P164321 STP - 3rd Strengthening Growth and Fiscal Policy DPO

6.00

ECA Ukraine P164414 Ukraine Multisector Development Policy Financing 400.00MNA West Bank

and GazaP164427 Development Policy Grant: Fiscal Resilience and

Job Creation II40.00

AFR Central African Re-public

P164442 State Consolidation Development Program 2 25.00

AFR Senegal P164525 Senegal Second Multi-Sectoral Structural Reform DPO

60.00

AFR Gambia, The P164545 Gambia DPO Series 20.00EAP Lao People's

Democratic Republic

P164573 Disaster Risk Management Development Policy Op-eration with a CAT DDO

10.00

ECA Serbia P164575 Public Sector Efficiency and Growth DPL 200.00LAC Brazil P164588 Mato Grosso Fiscal Adjustment DPL 350.00AFR Tanzania P164655 Tanzania First Growth and Service Delivery DPO 150.00


MNA Iraq P164676 Third Expenditure Rationalization Energy Eff. and SOE Governance

1,000.00

SAS Afghanistan P164882 AF DPG - Incentive Program 900.00AFR Malawi P165056 MALAWI-Disaster Risk Management Development

Policy Loan with Cat DDO25.00

SAS Pakistan P165160 Pakistan DRM DPC with CAT DDO 250.00LAC St. Vincent

and the Grenadines

P165220 DPF for St. Vincent and the Grenadines 30.00

EAP Fiji P165276 Fiscal Sustainability and Climate Resilience DPO 11/07/2017

15.00

LAC Guyana P165425 GY DPL Financial Sector Stability and Development 25.00LAC Brazil P165533 Fiscal Sustainability and Investment Climate 500.00AFR Cabo Verde P165631 Cabo Verde DPO 32.00LAC Brazil P165668 Rio de Janeiro Municipality: Restoring Fiscal Sus-

tainability DPL390.00

EAP Papua New Guinea

P165717 Papua New Guinea Development Policy Operation 100.00

AFR Congo, Re-public of

P165815 Congo Fiscal manag., econ. diversific. & social sec-tors resilience DPF

200.00

EAP Samoa P165928 Second Resilience Development Policy Operation 5.00ECA Uzbekistan P166019 Uzbekistan Reforms for Transition DPO 300.00AFR Benin P166115 Second Fiscal Reform and Growth DPF 30.00AFR Niger P166124 Niger Second DPO Series 110.00LAC Panama P166159 Third Programmatic Shared Prosperity Develop-

ment Policy Financing100.00

AFR Burkina Faso P166298 First Development Policy Operation 50.00ECA Romania P166303 Building Disaster and Climate Resilience in Roma-

nia465.00

AFR Guinea P166322 Guinea First Macroeconomic and Sustainable Growth DPO

50.00

EAP Philippines P166361 Program to Increase Fiscal Space and Trans-parency

300.00

AFR Cote d'Ivoire P166388 Third Fiscal Management, Education, Energy, and Cocoa Reforms DPF

100.00

AFR Madagascar P166425 MG - Second Inclusive and Resilient Growth DPO 40.00

Documents

documents.worldbank.orgdocuments.worldbank.org/curated/en/565041515694650895/... · Web viewPAGE 3. Monthly Operational Summary. December 2017. December 2017. Latin America And Caribbean